International Criminal Court Act 2006

Interpretation (general).

2.— (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“ act ”, except where the context otherwise requires, includes omission, and references to conduct are to be construed accordingly;

“ Act of 1994 ” means the Criminal Justice Act 1994 ;

“ ancillary offence ” shall be construed in accordance with section 8 (1);

“ another state ” means a state other than the State;

“ Article ” means an Article of the Statute;

“ document ” includes—

(a) a map, plan, graph, drawing, photograph, photographic negative, record, book, periodical or pamphlet, and

(b) where appropriate, any tape, computer disk or other thing on which data capable of conversion into any permanent legible form is stored;

“ Elements of Crimes ” means Elements of Crimes (including any amendments thereto) adopted under Article 9;

“ Extradition Acts ” means the Extradition Acts 1965 to 2001;

“ functions ” includes powers and duties, and references to the performance of functions include, as respects powers and duties, references to the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties;

“ ICC offence ” has the meaning given to it by section 9 (1); “ Minister ” means the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform;

“ Pre-Trial Chamber ” means the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court;

“ prison ” means a place of custody administered by or on behalf of the Minister and includes—

(a) Saint Patrick’s Institution,

(b) a place provided under section 2 of the Prisons Act 1970 ,

(c) a place specified under section 3 of the Prisons Act 1972 , and

(d) a remand centre designated under section 88 of the Children Act 2001 ;

“ property ” includes—

(a) money and all other property, real or personal, movable or immovable,

(b) choses in action and any other intangible or incorporeal property, and

(c) proceeds of the disposal of property;

“ Prosecutor ” means the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court;

“ remand institution ” means an institution (other than a prison) within the meaning of the Criminal Justice Act 1960 ;

“ Rules of Procedure and Evidence ” means the Rules of Procedure and Evidence (including any amendments thereto) adopted under Article 51;

“ Statute ” means the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, done at Rome on 17 July 1998;

“ surrender order ” means an order of the High Court under section 25 for the surrender of a person.

(2) Nothing in this Act (except in so far as may be required by section 18 ) prevents the surrender of a person in accordance with the Extradition Acts or the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 .

(3) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

(a) a reference to a section or Part is to a section or Part of this Act,

(b) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs,

(c) a reference to a Schedule is to a Schedule to this Act, and

(d) a reference to any enactment is a reference to that enactment as amended or adapted by or under any subsequent enactment.