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International Criminal Court Act 2001 in Scotland

2001 c. 17 · Enacted 11 May 2001 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 3 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 4 January 2024.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
Sch. 5 para. 1(1)(a) (b) and word(s)substituted for word(s)Courts Act 2003 Sch. 4 para. 14
Sch. 5 para. 8(a)(b) and word(s)substituted for word(s)Courts Act 2003 Sch. 4 para. 14
Sch. 4 para. 7(3)(b)words insertedCrime and Security Act 2010 s. 11(2)

An Act to give effect to the Statute of the International Criminal Court; to provide for offences under the law of England and Wales and Northern Ireland corresponding to offences within the jurisdiction of that Court; and for connected purposes.

[11th May 2001]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C1C2C3

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Modifications

C1

Act modified (21.2.2009) by Banking Act 2009 (Parts 2 and 3 Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/317), arts. 1, 3, Sch.

C2

Act applied (with modifications) (8.2.2011) by The Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/245), reg. 1, Sch. 6 Pt. 1 (with reg. 27(a))

C3

Act applied (with modifications) (8.7.2021) by The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/716), reg. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3 (with reg. 5) (as amended (4.1.2024) by The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1399), regs. 1(2), 4)

Contents

  1. Part 1: The International Criminal Court
  2. 1The ICC and the ICC Statute
  3. Part 2: Arrest and delivery of persons
  4. Proceedings on request
  5. 2Request for arrest and surrender
  6. 3Request for provisional arrest
  7. 4Dealing with person arrested under provisional warrant
  8. 5Proceedings for delivery order
  9. 6Supplementary provisions as to proceedings before competent court
  10. 7Consent to surrender
  11. Proceedings where court refuses delivery order
  12. 8Procedure where court refuses order
  13. 9Appeal against refusal of delivery order: England and Wales
  14. 10Appeal against refusal of delivery order: Scotland
  15. Proceedings where court makes delivery order
  16. 11Procedure where court makes order
  17. 12Right to review of delivery order
  18. 13Waiver of right to review
  19. Warrants, custody, bail and related matters
  20. 14Effect of warrant of arrest
  21. 15Effect of delivery order
  22. 16Bail and custody: general
  23. 17Bail and custody (England and Wales): supplementary
  24. 18Bail and custody: consultation with the ICC, &c
  25. 19Discharge of person not delivered up
  26. 20Discharge of person no longer required to be surrendered
  27. Request for transit and unscheduled landing
  28. 21Request for transit
  29. 22Unscheduled landing
  30. Supplementary provisions
  31. 23Provisions as to state or diplomatic immunity
  32. 24Delivery up of persons subject to criminal proceedings, &c
  33. 25Documents having effect as warrants, &c
  34. 26Meaning of “appropriate judicial officer” and “competent court”
  35. Part 3: Other forms of assistance
  36. 27Provision of assistance
  37. Forms of assistance
  38. 32Transfer of prisoner to give evidence or assist in investigation
  39. National security
  40. 39Production or disclosure prejudicial to national security
  41. 40Verification of material
  42. 41Transmission of material to the ICC
  43. Part 4: Enforcement of sentences and orders
  44. Sentences of imprisonment
  45. 42Detention in the United Kingdom in pursuance of ICC sentence
  46. 43Temporary return or transfer of custody to another state
  47. 44Transfer to another part of the United Kingdom: transfer of ICC sentence
  48. 45Transfer to another part of the United Kingdom: transfer for temporary purposes
  49. 46Domestic sentence current at end of term of ICC sentence
  50. 47Custody of prisoner in transit, &c
  51. 48Interpretation of ss. 42 to 47
  52. 49Power to make provision for enforcement of other orders
  53. Part 5: Offences under domestic law
  54. Introduction
  55. 50Meaning of “genocide”, “crime against humanity” and “war crime”
  56. 51Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
  57. 52Conduct ancillary to genocide, etc. committed outside jurisdiction
  58. 56Saving for general principles of liability, etc
  59. 57Protection of victims and witnesses
  60. 58Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
  61. 59Conduct ancillary to genocide, etc. committed outside jurisdiction
  62. 63Saving for general principles of liability, etc
  63. 64Protection of victims and witnesses
  64. 65Responsibility of commanders and other superiors
  65. 65BModification of penalties: provision supplemental to section 65A
  66. 66Mental element
  67. 67ASupplemental provision about UK residents
  68. 68Proceedings against persons becoming resident within the jurisdiction
  69. 69References to acts to include omissions, etc
  70. Consequential provisions
  71. 70Offences under section 1 of the Geneva Conventions Act 1957
  72. 71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  73. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  74. 73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  75. 74Consequential amendments of armed forces legislation Repealed
  76. Part 6: General provisions
  77. Interpretation
  78. 75Meaning of “national court” and “service court”
  79. 76Meaning of “British aircraft”, “British hovercraft” and “British ship”
  80. Application and extent
  81. 77Application of provisions in relation to other International Tribunals
  82. 78Crown application
  83. 79Extent
  84. 80Power to make provision in relation to Scotland
  85. Final provisions
  86. 81Index of defined expressions
  87. 82Commencement
  88. 83Repeals
  89. 84Short title
  90. Schedule 1: Supplementary provisions relating to the ICC
  91. 1Legal capacity, privileges and immunities
  92. 2Power to provide for sittings of the ICC in the UK
  93. 3Power to give effect to Rules of Procedure and Evidence etc.
  94. 4Parliamentary approval of draft Orders
  95. 5Proof of orders, etc. of the ICC
  96. 6Evidence about ICC proceedings and orders
  97. 7Pension provision for UK judges of ICC
  98. Schedule 2: Delivery up of persons subject to criminal proceedings, &c.
  99. Part 1: Criminal proceedings
  100. 1Meaning of “criminal proceedings”
  101. 2Criminal proceedings in England and Wales or Northern Ireland
  102. 3Criminal proceedings in Scotland
  103. 4Proceedings before service court
  104. 5Effect on custodial sentences
  105. 6Power to suspend or revoke other orders
  106. Part 2: Extradition proceedings
  107. 7Meaning of “extradition proceedings”
  108. 8Extradition proceedings in England and Wales or Northern Ireland
  109. 9Extradition proceedings in Scotland
  110. 10Power to suspend or revoke warrant or order
  111. Part 3: Other delivery proceedings
  112. 11Meaning of “other delivery proceedings”
  113. 12Delivery proceedings in England and Wales
  114. 13Delivery proceedings in Scotland
  115. 14Power to suspend or revoke previous delivery order
  116. Part Article 55: Rights of persons during an investigation
  117. 1Paragraph 1
  118. 2Paragraph 2
  119. 1Nomination of court to supervise taking of evidence
  120. 2Order to provide evidence
  121. 3Requirement to attend and provide evidence
  122. 4Consent to taking of evidence
  123. 5Taking of evidence without consent
  124. 6Record of certain matters to be made
  125. 2Grounds for making order
  126. 3Production or access orders: standard orders
  127. 4Production or access orders: special orders
  128. 6Effect of order: supplementary
  129. 7Order in relation to material in possession of government department
  130. Part 2: Search warrants
  131. 9Effect of warrant
  132. 10Grounds for issue of warrant
  133. Part 3: Supplementary provisions
  134. 11Paragraph 11
  135. 1Application for freezing order
  136. 2Grounds for making order
  137. 3Effect of order
  138. 4Variation or discharge of order
  139. 5Power to appoint receiver
  140. 6Seizure to prevent removal from jurisdiction
  141. 8Registered land: Northern Ireland
  142. 10Bankruptcy: Northern Ireland
  143. 11Winding up: England and Wales
  144. 12Winding up: Northern Ireland
  145. 13Protection of insolvency practitioners
  146. 14Interpretation
  147. Schedule 7: Domestic provisions not applicable to ICC prisoners
  148. 1Introduction
  149. 2Provisions affecting length of sentence
  150. 3Provisions relating to early release or release on licence
  151. Article 6Genocide
  152. Part Article 7: Crimes against humanity
  153. 1Paragraph 1
  154. 2Paragraph 2
  155. 3Paragraph 3
  156. Part Article 8: War crimes
  157. 2Paragraph 2
  158. Part Article 9: Elements of crimes
  159. 1Paragraph 1
  160. 2Paragraph 2
  161. 3Paragraph 3
  162. Part Article 70: Offences against the administration of justice
  163. 1Paragraph 1
  164. 4Paragraph 4
  165. Schedule 10Repeals