Issue of provisional arrest warrant
8. (1) If:
(a) a country, either directly or through ICPO-Interpol, notifies Kiribati that:
(i) a person wanted for surrender is, or is believed to be, in or on his or her way to Kiribati; and
(ii) the requesting country intends to make a formal request for
the extradition of the person; and
(b) an application is made to a magistrate for a provisional arrest warrant; then the magistrate must issue the provisional arrest warrant for the person if:
(c) the application is supported by the required documents; and
(d) the magistrate is satisfied that the offence is an extradition offence; and
(e) the magistrate is satisfied that the request is made by an extradition country.
(2) The required documents are:
(a) a copy of the warrant for the arrest of the person issued in the requesting country; and
(b) a description of the person sought; and
(c) a description of the acts and omissions that constitute the offence; and
(d) the text of the law creating the offence or, if the offence is not created by statute, a statement of the offence; and
(d) the text of the law of the requesting country that prescribes the penalty or, if the penalty is not prescribed by statute, a statement of the penalty that can be imposed.