S.L. 276.10 Art. 10Commissioner of Police may authorize transit.

(1) The Commissioner of Police may authorize transit through Malta of a person who is being surrendered to the Arab

Republic of Egypt by a third State or by the Arab Republic of Egypt to a third State provided that the following information is furnished:

(a) a description of the person being surrendered;

(b) a brief statement of the facts of the case.

(2) The information in sub-article (1) may be transmitted to the Commissioner of Police by any means capable of producing a written record.

(3) When the transport of the surrendered person is to take place by air, it will only be necessary to provide the Commissioner of Police with the information required in sub-article (1) in the event that an unscheduled landing occurs.

(4) A person being conveyed through Malta in the course of his extradition or removal as a convicted prisoner from one country to another shall be kept in custody during the period of transit.

(5) Transit may be refused if the person being surrendered is a citizen of Malta.

(6) Transit may be postponed if the person being surrendered is sought by Malta for the purpose of prosecution and if the Arab Republic of Egypt consents to the said postponement.