Territorial Application: Wales Part 5 .Miscellaneous and General Provisions Section 191: Lord Advocate: role in extradition proceedings
546.This section provides that the Lord Advocate is required to act and advise as appropriate, on behalf of the requesting territory, in extradition proceedings in Scotland under this Act (subsection (1)).
547.Subsection (2) provides that the Lord Advocate is not required to act where the relevant authority in the requesting territory specifically requests that he does not do so.