Criminal Justice (Illicit Traffic by Sea) Act 2003
Time lapse before surrender. |
19.—(1) A person committed under section 9 shall not, except with his or her consent given before the High Court, be surrendered under the Agreement until— | |
(a) the expiry of 15 days from the date of committal, or | ||
(b) the conclusion of any appeal proceedings brought by or on behalf of that person, | ||
whichever is the later. | ||
(2) In this section, “appeal proceedings” means proceedings relating to— | ||
(a) a complaint under Article 40.4.2° of the Constitution (including proceedings on appeal from a decision on that complaint), or | ||
(b) an appeal on a point of law to the Supreme Court. |