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| (1) A person arrested in pursuance of a warrant issued under section 9 shall, unless he is previously discharged under subsection (3) of that section, be brought as soon as practicable before such High Court, in this Law referred to as the " court of committal ", as may be directed by the warrant. |
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| (2) For the purposes of proceedings under this section, a court of committal shall have the like jurisdiction and powers, including power to remand in custody or to release on bail as though the proceedings were in respect of an offence triable by that court. |
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| (3) Where the person arrested is in custody by virtue of a provisional warrant and no authority to proceed has been received in respect of him, the court of committal may fix a reasonable period, notice of which shall be given by the court to the Minister, after which he shall be discharged from custody unless such an authority has been received. |
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| (4) Where an authority to proceed has been issued in respect of the person arrested and the court of committal is satisfied, after hearing any evidence tendered in support of the request for the extradition of that person or on behalf of that person, that the offence to which the authority relates is an extraditable offence, and is further satisfied,-
| | (a) where that person is accused of the offence, that the evidence would be sufficient to warrant his trial for that offence if it had been committed within the jurisdiction of the court; or | | |
| | (b) where that person is alleged to be unlawfully at large after the conviction of the offence, that he has been so convicted and appears to be so at large, | | |
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