Extradition Act, 1965

Transit.

[Art. 21]

40.—(1) Transit through the State of a person being conveyed from one country to another on his surrender pursuant to an agreement in the nature of an extradition agreement may, subject to any relevant extradition provisions and to such conditions, if any, as the Minister thinks proper, be granted by the Minister upon a request to that effect by the country to which he is being conveyed.

(2) The Minister may arrange for the supervision of such transit by the Garda Síochána and the person concerned shall be deemed to be in the custody of any member of the Garda Síochána accompanying him pursuant to such arrangement.