Commentary on Sections Part 12 - Sentencing Chapter 6: Release of Prisoners on Licence Section 243: Persons extradited to the United Kingdom
573.This section re-enacts (with some modification) section 47 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. Subsection (2) ensures that in the case of an extradited prisoner (as defined by subsections (1)), days spent in custody awaiting extradition may subsequently be subtracted from any custodial sentence passed by the court.