(1) A fugitive may be apprehended, committed for surrender and surrendered in the manner provided by this Act whether the crime or conviction in respect of which the surrender is sought was committed or took place—
(a) before or after the commencement of this Act in the case of a Commonwealth country;
(b) before or after the commencement of this Act in the case of a foreign State to which this Part applies by virtue of an Order in Council made under a United Kingdom Act before the commencement of this Act; or
(c) before or after the entering into of an extradition treaty within the meaning of section 38 in the case of a foreign State to which this Part applies by virtue of such a treaty.
(2) In respect of a surrender sought on behalf of a foreign State, subsection (1) applies irrespective of whether there is any criminal jurisdiction in any court within a Commonwealth country over the fugitive in respect of the extradition crime for which his or her surrender is sought.
(3) A fugitive shall not be lawfully surrendered to a Commonwealth country or to a foreign State by the Attorney General or any other person in Saint Lucia unless the fugitive has first been committed for surrender under section 12.