24. —(1) This section applies where a person, vessel or thing is detained in a Convention state pursuant to an authorisation under section 35(4) of the Act of 1994 and the State is entitled to have the person, vessel or thing surrendered to it.

(2) Where the Minister receives from a Convention state a notification of the detention of a person or the seizure of a vessel or thing under Article 10.2 of the Agreement together with a summary of the evidence of any alleged drug trafficking offences in accordance with Article 13.1 of the Agreement, the Minister, after consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions, shall decide whether the State should exercise its preferential jurisdiction with respect to the person, vessel or thing; and, if any such jurisdiction is exercised, the Director of Public Prosecutions may apply to a judge of the District Court for a warrant for the arrest of the person detained or for the handing over of the vessel or thing seized.

(3) A judge of the District Court may issue a warrant referred to in subsection (2) if satisfied that the person, vessel or thing is the subject of a notification referred to in that subsection.

(4) A warrant for any alleged offence referred to in subsection (2) may be issued, and the offence may for all incidental purposes be treated as having been committed, in any place in the State.