Territorial Application: Wales Part 2 .Extradition to Category 2 Territories Section 125: Withdrawal of request while appeal to House of Lords pending
355.This section applies if the House of Lords is informed that an extradition request is withdrawn before the House of Lords has given its decision on the case.
356.Where these circumstances occur and the appeal is brought by the person, the House of Lords is required to order his discharge and quash the extradition order if one has been made (subsection (3)). If the appeal has been brought on behalf of the category 2 territory the House of Lords must dismiss the appeal under subsection (4). Subsection (5) requires the House of Lords to inform the person of his discharge as soon as practicable if he is not present when it is ordered.