International Criminal Court Act 2006
Number 30 of 2006
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ACT 2006
REVISED
Updated to 17 May 2021
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the International Criminal Court Act 2006. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
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Number 30 of 2006
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ACT 2006
REVISED
Updated to 17 May 2021
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
Section
3. Interpretation by courts of Act and Statute.
4. Requests by International Criminal Court.
Domestic Jurisdiction in ICC Offences
7. Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
8. Offences ancillary to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
9. Proceedings for ICC offence.
11. Offences against administration of justice.
12. Extra-territorial jurisdiction.
14. Protection of victims and witnesses.
Requests by International Criminal Court for Arrest and Surrender of Persons
16. Effect of release under this Part.
17. Request for arrest and surrender.
19. Certificate by Minister of making of request.
21. Request for provisional arrest.
22. Issue of provisional arrest warrant.
23. Execution of arrest warrants.
24. Proceedings after provisional arrest.
27. Time lapse before surrender.
28. Removal to hospital or other place.
31. Postponement of surrender.
32. Release by order of Minister.
33. Release by order of High Court.
34. Release not a bar to subsequent arrest or surrender.
35. Imprisoned or detained persons whose surrender requested.
Requests to Freeze Assets and Enforce Orders of International Criminal Court
39. Registration of freezing orders.
40. Enforcement of ICC orders.
42. Exercise of powers by High Court or receiver.
43. Receivers: supplementary provision.
44. Bankruptcy of defendant, etc.
45. Property dealt with by Official Assignee.
46. Winding up of company holding realisable property.
47. Interest on sums unpaid under enforcement orders.
48. Currency of payments under enforcement orders.
49. Application of proceeds of realisation.
Other Requests
51. Locating persons and identifying or locating property, etc.
55. Temporary transfer of prisoner.
57. Act not to limit provision of other assistance.
Miscellaneous
58. Sittings in State of International Criminal Court.
59. Investigations in State by Prosecutor.
60. Immunities and privileges relating to International Criminal Court.
61. State or diplomatic immunity, etc.
62. Requests to International Criminal Court for assistance.
65. Amendment of International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1998.
Statute of the International Criminal Court, done at Rome on 17 July 1998
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court
Consequential Amendments
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 9 December 1948
Acts Referred to
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1973, No. 29 |
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1997, No. 16 |
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1988, No. 27 |
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1971, No. 24 |
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2001, No. 24 |
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1963, No. 33 |
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Companies Acts 1963 to 2005 |
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1992, No. 12 |
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1960, No. 15 |
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1994, No. 15 |
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1999, No. 10 |
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1962, No. 12 |
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Criminal Justice (Safety of United Nations Workers) Act 2000 |
2000, No. 16 |
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2005, No. 2 |
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Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act 2000 |
2000, No. 11 |
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Criminal Law (Rape) Acts 1981 and 1990 |
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1997, No. 14 |
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1967, No. 12 |
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1954, No. 18 |
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1985, No. 9 |
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1967, No. 8 |
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2003, No. 45 |
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Extradition (European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism) Act 1987 |
1987, No. 1 |
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1965, No. 17 |
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Extradition Acts 1965 to 2001 |
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1962, No. 11 |
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1998, No. 35 |
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1973, No. 28 |
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1998, No. 40 |
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1978, No. 4 |
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1955, No. 29 |
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1977, No. 12 |
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1963, No. 1 |
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1970, No. 11 |
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1972, No. 7 |
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1996, No. 30 |
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Registration of Deeds Act 1707 |
6 Anne, c. 2 |
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1964, No. 16 |
Number 30 of 2006
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ACT 2006
REVISED
Updated to 17 May 2021
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUNISHMENT BY COURTS IN THE STATE AND BY COURTS-MARTIAL OF GENOCIDE, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, WAR CRIMES AND OTHER OFFENCES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ROME STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT, DONE AT ROME ON 17 JULY 1998; TO ENABLE EFFECT TO BE GIVEN TO REQUESTS BY THAT COURT FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION OF THOSE OFFENCES, INCLUDING REQUESTS TO ARREST AND SURRENDER PERSONS, TO FREEZE ASSETS AND TO ENFORCE ANY FINES OR FORFEITURES IMPOSED BY IT; TO MAKE PROVISION IN RELATION TO ANY SITTINGS OF THE COURT THAT MAY BE HELD IN THE STATE; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
[31st October, 2006]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
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References to “Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform” and “Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform” construed (2.04.2011) by Justice and Law Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 138 of 2011), in effect as per art. 1(2).
4. In an enactment or instrument made under an enactment—
(a) references to the Department of Justice and Law Reform shall be construed as references to the Department of Justice and Equality;
(b) references to the Minister for Justice and Law Reform shall be construed as references to the Minister for Justice and Equality.
Editorial Notes:
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Previous affecting provision: references to “Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform” and “Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform” construed (2.06.2010) by Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 216 of 2010), in effect as per art. 1(2).