# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 50.10: Issue of provisional arrest warrant

Extent: E+W

(1) This rule applies where a presenting officer wants a justice of the peace to issue a provisional arrest warrant under Part 2 of the Extradition Act 2003, pending receipt of an extradition request.
(2) The presenting officer must—
(a) serve an application for a warrant on the court officer; and
(b) verify that application on oath or affirmation.
(3) In the following sequence, the justice must decide—
(a) whether the alleged offence is an extradition offence; and
(b) whether there is sufficient evidence, or (where the Secretary of State has so ordered, for this purpose) information, to justify the issue of a warrant of arrest.
[Note. See sections 73, 137 and 138 of the Extradition Act 2003.]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/50.10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-50.10
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