Extradition Offences Extradition Offences

This Treaty shall apply to offences which are punishable under the laws of both Contracting States by deprivation of liberty for at least one year or by a more severe penalty.

Where extradition is requested for the purpose of carrying out a sentence, a further requirement shall be that the punishment awarded must have been for a period of at least four months.

In this Article, “deprivation of liberty” includes deprivation of liberty by virtue of any order which has been made by a criminal court in addition to, or instead of, a prison sentence.