407. Authority of the RMI to grant requests for mutual legal assistance.
(2) If a foreign country or administrative authority of a country makes a request that is authorized by this Chapter , to any person or authority in the RMI other than the Attorney -General;
(a) such person or authority in the RMI must refer the request to the Attorney-General;
and
(b) the request is then taken or the purposes of this Chapter to have been made to the Attorney -General.
417. Sharing confiscated property with foreign Countries.
The Attorney- General may enter into an arrangement with the competent authorities of a foreign country, in respect of money laundering and proceeds of crime, for the reciprocal sharing with that country of such part of any property realized:
(a) in the foreign country, as a result of action taken by the Attorney-General pursuant to section 407(4); or
(b) in the RMI, as a result of action taken in the RMI pursuant to section 416 (1), as the Attorney-General thinks fit.
(a) The Court shall have the authority to make requests to States Parties for cooperation. The requests shall be transmitted through the diplomatic channel or any other appropriate channel as may be designated by each State Party upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. Subsequent changes to the designation shall be made by each State Party in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.