Canada

Extradition Act 1999, c.18

PART 2

EXTRADITION FROM CANADA

WARRANT FOR PROVISIONAL ARREST

14. Discharge if no proceedings

(1) A person who has been provisionally arrested, whether detained or released on judicial interim release, must be discharged

(a) when the Minister notifies the court that an authority to proceed will not be issued under section 15;
(b) if the provisional arrest was made pursuant to a request made under an extradition agreement that contains a period within which a request for extradition must be made and the supporting documents provided,
(i) when the period has expired and the extradition partner has not made the request or provided the documents, or
(ii) when the request for extradition has been made and the documents provided within the period but the Minister has not issued an authority to proceed before the expiry of 30 days after the expiry of that period; or
(c) if the provisional arrest was not made pursuant to a request made under an extradition agreement or was made pursuant to an extradition agreement that does not contain a period within which a request for extradition must be made and the supporting documents provided,
(i) when 60 days have expired after the provisional arrest and the extradition partner has not made the request or provided the documents, or
(ii) when the request for extradition has been made and the documents provided within 60 days but the Minister has not issued an authority to proceed before the expiry of 30 additional days.

Keywords

Provisional arrest
Interim release pending surrender
Provisional arrest for ICC proceedings - national procedures
Provisional arrest - release - ICC proceedings



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