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ARTICLE 17

Rule of Specialty

(1)

shall not

A

fugitive

offender who has been

surrendered

be proceeded against, sentenced or detained with a view to the carrying out of a sentence for any offence committed prior to surrender other than:

(a)

the offence in respect of which surrender

is granted;

offence, however described, by the facts in respect of which

was granted provided such

(b)

any

lesser

disclosed

surrender

an

offence is an offence for which the person

sought

Agreement

can

be

surrendered

under

this

and

the requested Party

consents;

(c)

other

any

which surrender

offence

an

Agreement

and

being

offence for

may be granted under this

the requested Party

consents;

unless that person has first had an opportunity to leave the jurisdiction of the requesting Party and has not done within forty days of having been free to do so or has returned voluntarily to that jurisdiction having left it.

So

(2)

A

paragraph

Party

whose consent

is

requested

under

(1) (c) of this Article may require the submission of any document referred to in Article 8 and any statement made by the surrendered person on the matter.

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