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ARTICLE 16

(1)

A fugitive offender who has been surrendered shall not be proceeded against, sentenced, detained or subjected to any other restriction of personal liberty by the requesting Party for any offence committed prior to his surrender other than:

(a)

(b)

the offence or offences in respect of which his

surrender was granted:

however

described,

an offence,

based on

substantially the same facts in respect of which

his surrender was granted, provided such offence

is one for which he could be surrendered under

this Agreement, and provided further such

offence is punishable by a penalty no more

severe than the penalty for the offence for

which he was surrendered;

(c)

any other offence for which surrender may be granted under this Agreement in respect of which

the requested Party may consent to his being dealt with;

unless he

leave the

has first had an opportunity to exercise his right to

jurisdiction of the Party to which he has been

surrendered and he has not done so within forty days or has voluntarily returned to that jurisdiction having left it.

(2)

A fugitive offender who has been surrendered shall not

be re-surrendered

to another jurisdiction for ап offence

committed prior to his surrender unless:

(a)

the

requested

Party

consents

to

such

re-surrender; or

(5)

he

has

right

to

first had an opportunity to exercise his

leave the jurisdiction of the Party to

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