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in evidence, if duly authenticated, in any extradition proceedings in the Requested State.

(2) Documents are duly authenticated for the purposes of this Treaty if:

 (a) in the case of warrants they are signed, and in any other case they are certified, by a Judge, Magistrate or other competent authority in the Requesting State, and

 (b) they are sealed with the official or public seal of the Requesting State or of a Minister of State, or a Department or officer of the Government, of the Requesting State.

ARTICLE 11

(1) If the Requested State considers that the information furnished in support of the request for the extradition of a person claimed is not sufficient to fulfil the requirements of its law with respect to extradition, that State may request that additional information be furnished within such time as that State specifies.

(2) If  the person claimed is under arrest and the additional information submitted as aforesaid is not sufficient or is not received within the time specified by the Requested State, he shall be discharged from custody, but such discharge shall not bar a subsequent request in respect of the same offence.

ARTICLE 12

(1) In case of urgency an application may be made for the provisional arrest of a person claimed pending the making of a request for the extradition of that person.

(2) The application shall be accompanied by:

 (a) a statement of intention to request the extradition of the person claimed;

 (b) a statement that a warrant for the arrest of the person claimed for an offence for which his extradition may be requested has been issued or that the person claimed has been convicted of such an offence; and

 (c) a statement of the offence for which extradition will be requested, the time and place of its commission, and, to the extent possible, the description of the person sought.

(3) When such an application is made, all necessary steps shall be taken in the Requested State to secure the arrest of the person claimed.  The Requesting State shall be informed without delay of the result of its application.

(4) If the Requested State has not received the request for the extradition of a person claimed within two months after his arrest he may be set at liberty but nothing in this paragraph prevents the institution of further proceedings for the purpose of the extradition of the person claimed.

ARTICLE 13

 If extradition is requested concurrently by more than one State, either for the same offence or for different offences, the Requested State shall make its decision having regard to all the circumstances and especially the relative seriousness and place of commission of the offences, the respective