S.L. 276.7 Art. 15Commissioner of Police may authorize transit.

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

States of America by a third State or by the United States of

America 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) 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 subarticle (1) in the event that an unscheduled landing occurs.

(3) 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.