Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F1997B01987:body:0:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F1997B01987
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 17367–20009

1. A person shall not be extradited before the expiration of fifteen days after the date of the final court order directing that he be held in custody to await extradition.
2. If a person who has been ordered by a competent authority in the requested State to be held in custody to await his extradition is so held in custody at the expiration of sixty days after the date of the order or if proceedings have been instituted in a court to contest the validity of the order, at the expiration of sixty days after the date of the decision of that court, whichever is the later, the person may be set at liberty.

ARTICLE XVI

1. If the extradition of a person is requested concurrently by one of the Contracting Parties and by another State or States, whether for the same offence or for different offences, the requested State shall decide whether the person is to be extradited to the requesting State or to the other State or one of the other States and shall notify the requesting State of its decision.
2. In making a decision the requested State shall have regard to all the circumstances and in particular, to:
    (a) the provisions in this regard in any Treaties subsisting between the requested State and the other State or States;
    (b) if the requests relate to different offences—the relative seriousness of the offences;
    (c) the place or places where the offence was or the offences were committed:
    (d) the respective dates of the requests;
    (e) the nationality and ordinary place of residence of the person: and
    (f) the possibility of subsequent extradition to another State.

ARTICLE XVII

Where an order has been made for the extradition of a person, he shall be conveyed by the appropriate authorities in the requested State to such place of embarkation in the territory of that State and at such time as are agreed by the Contracting Parties.

ARTICLE XVIII

1. The requested State shall arrange for the representation of the requesting State in any legal proceedings relating to the extradition of the person whose extradition is requested and shall otherwise represent the interests of the requesting State.
2. Except as provided by paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article, no pecuniary claim arising out of the arrest, detention, examination and surrender of the person whose extradition is requested shall be made by the requested State against the requesting State.
3. Expenses relating to the transportation of the person whose extradition is requested from the place of embarkation referred to in Article XVII of this Treaty shall be paid by the requesting State.
4. If, for the purpose of giving effect to