| (a) |
the Republic has acceded to the Convention for the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency drawn up at Geneva on the twentieth day of April, 1929; and |
| (b) |
a person is accused or has been convicted within the jurisdiction of a foreign State as defined in section one of the Extradition Act, 1962 (Act No. 67 of 1962), of one or more of such offences as are mentioned in subsection (2) of this section; and |
| (c) |
an extradition agreement which has been or is deemed to have been entered into under the said Act with such State or a State under whose sovereignty or protection such first-mentioned State is, is in force; and |
| (d) |
the State referred to in paragraph (b) or a State under whose sovereignty or protection such first-mentioned State is, has signed and ratified or acceded to the said Convention, |
such person may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the said Extradition Act, 1962, or in the said agreement, but subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, be surrendered, to the State in respect of which such agreement is so in force, in the manner prescribed by any law relating to extradition and in force in the Republic.
| (2) |
The offences referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall be the following, namely— |
| (b) |
an offence referred to in paragraph (b) of section two; |
| (c) |
an offence referred to in paragraph (c) of section two; |
| (d) |
without lawful authority or excuse importing or receiving into the State or territory in question a counterfeit coin or a forged or altered bank note; |
| (e) |
an offence referred to in paragraph (e) of section two; and |
| (f) |
attempting to commit any offence referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this section. |
| (3) |
The provisions of subsection (1) shall cease to apply— |
| (a) |
if the Convention referred to in the said subsection (1) is denounced on behalf of the Republic; or |
| (b) |
in respect of a State or territory, if the said Convention is denounced on behalf of that State or the State under whose sovereignty or protection that territory is, as the case may be, |
and a period of at least one year has lapsed after such denunciation.
Statistics Act, 1999
