41.—(1) If the requisitions for the surrender of a fugitive are received from more than one foreign State or declared Commonwealth country or from any foreign State and any declared Commonwealth country, the Minister may, having regard to the circumstances of the case, surrender the fugitive to such State or country as he thinks fit.
(2) The Minister in determining to which State or country the fugitive should be returned shall consider all the circumstances of the case and in particular —
(a)
the relative seriousness of the offences;
(b)
the relative dates on which the requests were made; and
(c)
the citizenship or other national status of the fugitive and his ordinary residence.