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Interpretation by courts of Act and Statute.
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3.— (1) In interpreting the Act and Statute a court, where necessary, may—
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(a) take account of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, the Elements of Crimes and any relevant judgment or decision of the International Criminal Court,
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(b) take account of any other relevant judgment, and
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(c) consider the travaux préparatoires relating to the Statute and the published views of commentators on its text and give them such weight as may appear to the court to be appropriate in the circumstances.
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(2) For the purposes of its application in relation to the State references in the Statute to a State Party, requested state or custodial state shall be construed, where the context so permits—
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(a) as references to the State, or
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(b) where the provisions in which the references occur require, or may require, the performance on behalf of the State of executive functions, as references to the Minister.
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(3) Judicial notice shall be taken of the Statute.
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(4) The text of the Statute in the English language is set out in Schedule 1 for convenience of reference.
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(5) In this section “ court ” means a court in the State and includes a court-martial, whether held within or outside the State.
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