Part 2Extradition to category 2 territories
Withdrawal of extradition request
122Withdrawal of request before end of extradition hearing
1
This section applies if at any time in the relevant period the appropriate judge is informed by the Secretary of State that a request for a person’s extradition has been withdrawn.
2
The relevant period is the period—
a
starting when the person first appears or is brought before the appropriate judge following his arrest under this Part;
b
ending when the judge orders the person’s discharge or sends the case to the Secretary of State for his decision whether the person is to be extradited.
3
The judge must order the person’s discharge.
4
If the person is not before the judge at the time the judge orders his discharge, the judge must inform him of the order as soon as practicable.