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ARTICLE 17

RULE OF SPECIALITY

A fugitive offender who has been surrendered shall

not be proceeded against, sentenced or kept

or kept in custody

with a view to the carrying out of a sentence for any offence committed prior to his surrender other than:

(a)

(b)

(c)

the offence in respect of which his return is

ordered;

any lesser offence however

described

disclosed by the facts in respect of which

his return was ordered provided such an

offence is an offence for which he can be

returned under this Agreement;

any other offence being an 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 has first had

first had an opportunity to leave the

jurisdiction of the Party

Party to which he has been

surrendered and he had not done so within forty days of his having been free to leave the jurisdiction or has returned to that jurisdiction having left it.

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