Service of documents - national procedures for ICC proceedings

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001 (2015)

PART 2
ASSISTANCE

15 Service of process

(1) This section applies where the Scottish Ministers receive from the ICC a summons or other document together with a request for it to be served on a person in Scotland.

(2) The Scottish Ministers may direct the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland I to cause the document to be personally served on the person.

(3) If the document is so served, the chief constable shall forthwith inform the Scottish Ministers of when and how it was served.

(4) If it does not prove possible to serve the document, the chief constable shall forthwith inform the Scottish Ministers of that fact and the reason.

Rome Statute

Article 93 Other forms of cooperation

1. States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part and under procedures of national law, comply with requests by the Court to provide the following assistance in relation to investigations or prosecutions:

(d) The service of documents, including judicial documents;

(i) The provision of records and documents, including official records and documents;