International Criminal Court Act 2006

Issue of arrest warrant.

20.— (1) On production to the High Court of—

(a) a certificate by the Minister under section 19 that a request has been duly made by the International Criminal Court for the arrest and surrender of a person, and

(b) copies of the request and of the accompanying documents and any other related documents,

the Court shall issue a warrant for the person's arrest, addressed to the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána.

(2) A document purporting to be—

(a) a certificate referred to in subsection (1)(a), or

(b) a copy of any document referred to in subsection (1)(b),

is admissible, without further proof, as evidence of the matters mentioned in it.

(3) The Court shall cause the Minister to be notified forthwith of the issue of the warrant.