International Criminal Court Act 2006
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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. |