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← Extradition Act 1968

Extradition Act 1968 s 22

s 22 Discharge of fugitive not conveyed out of Singapore within 2 months

22.—(1) A person who, under this Part —(a) has been committed to prison, or otherwise ordered to be held in custody; and (b) is in custody in Singapore at the expiry of 2 months after the latest of the following dates:(i) the date of the committal or order; (ii) if an application for review of the order is brought, the date that the proceedings are finally determined by the General Division of the High Court; (iii) if a reference is made to the Court of Appeal under section 18, the date that the proceedings are finally determined by the Court of Appeal, may apply to the General Division of the High Court to be released. (2) Subject to subsection (3), where an application is made under subsection (1), the General Division of the High Court, upon proof that reasonable notice of the intention to make the application has been given to the Minister, is to order that the person be released. (3) The General Division of the High Court is not to order that the person be released if reasonable cause is shown for the delay mentioned in subsection (1)(b).[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]

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