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(4) The judge must serve notice on the person that he has received the request for consent,
unless he is satisfied that it would not be practicable to do so.
(5) The consent hearing must begin before the end of the required period, which is 21 days
starting with the day on which the request for consent is received by the designated authority.
(6) The judge may extend the required period if he believes it to be in the interests of justice
to do so; and this subsection may apply more than once.
(7) The power in subsection (6) may be exercised even after the end of the required period.
(8) If the consent hearing does not begin before the end of the required period and the judge
does not exercise the power in subsection (6) to extend the period, he must refuse consent.
(9) The judge may at any time adjourn the consent hearing.
(10) The consent hearing is the hearing at which the judge is to consider the request for con-
sent.
55- Questions for decision at consent hearing
(1) At the consent hearing under section 54 the judge must decide whether consent is requi-
red to the person being dealt with in the territory for the offence for which consent is requested.
(2) If the judge decides the question in subsection (1) in the negative he must inform the aut-
hority making the request of his decision.
(3) If the judge decides that question in the affirmative he must decide whether the offence
for which consent is requested is an extradition offence.
(4) If the judge decides the question in subsection (3) in the negative he must refuse consent.
(5) If the judge decides that question in the affirmative he must decide whether he would
order the person’s extradition under sections 11 to 25 if—
(a) the person were in the United Kingdom, and
(b) the judge were required to proceed under section 11 in respect of the offence for
which consent is requested.