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Rule 50.7 Discharge where warrant withdrawnI1

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

This rule applies where the authority that certified the warrant gives the court officer notice that the warrant has been withdrawn—

(a)

after the start of the hearing under rule 50.5; and

(b)

before the court orders the defendant’s extradition or discharge.

(2)

The court must exercise its power to discharge the defendant.

[Note. See section 41 of the Extradition Act 2003.]

Annotations

Commencement

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Rule 50.7 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble