30A.—(1) Where a person has been extradited to the State from a third country and the person is protected by provisions of the arrangement under which he or she was extradited, the High Court shall request the third country to consent to the surrender of the person to the issuing state which issued the relevant arrest warrant.

(2) The periods of time referred to in section 15 or 16, as the case may be, shall commence from the date on which the consent of the third country is received by the High Court.]