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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 97-21 Filed 12/14/20 Page 25 of 29 Annex D — time-limits in relation to US extradition requests under the Extradition Act 2003 Stage Time-limit Preliminary stages Certification of the extradition request No statutory time-limit! Comment [1]: there is no consistent practice as to the length of time that it takes to certify an extradition request. Some requests are certified within days; in other cases, certification takes several months. Requests are certified more quickly in cases where the US authorities request expedition The sending of the request and the certificate to the extradition judge No statutory time-limit? Comment [2]: in practice, the documents are usually sent to the appropriate judge on the same day that the request is certified Arrest under a provisional warrant The requested person must be brought before the extradition judge “as soon as practicable” after arrest, unless bail is granted by the arresting officer’ The full extradition request must be served within 65 days* Comment [3]: bail is rarely granted prior to the requested person’s production in court and never in cases where the Crown Prosecution Service objects to bail Arrest pursuant to a full extradition request The requested person must be brought before the extradition judge “as soon as practicable” after arrest, unless bail is granted by the arresting officer? Comment [4]: see Comment [3] 1 Extradition Act 2003, s. 70(1). ? Extradition Act 2003, s. 70(9). 3 Extradition Act 2003, s. 74(3). 4 Extradition Act 2003, s. 74(11)(b) and Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 2003/3334, Art. 2. > Extradition Act 2003, s. 72(3). DOJ-OGR-00002120