7. —(1) A Convention state which is a party to the Agreement may make a request to the Minister in accordance with Article 15 of the Agreement for the surrender of—

(a) a person who has been arrested,

(b) a vessel which has been detained, or

(c) anything which has been seized from a vessel and retained,

by an enforcement officer in the exercise of his or her powers under the Act of 1994.

(2) A request may be transmitted by facsimile transmission or other electronic means.