PART 4
ENFORCEMENT OF SENTENCES AND ORDERS
9.
(2) The Minister shall issue a warrant authorising -
(a) the bringing of the prisoner to Malta,
(b) the detention of the prisoner in Malta in accordance with the sentence of the ICC, and
(c) the taking of the prisoner to a prison, within the meaning of the Prisons Act, in Malta.
The provisions of the warrant may be varied by the Minister, and shall be so varied to give effect to any variation of the ICC’s sentence.
PART 4
ENFORCEMENT OF SENTENCES AND ORDERS
10.
(1) This article applies where the Minister receives a request from the ICC -
(a) for the temporary return of the prisoner to the custody of the ICC for the purposes of any proceedings, or
(b) for the transfer of the prisoner to the custody of another state in pursuance of a change in designation of state of enforcement.
(2) The Minister shall -
(a) issue a warrant authorising the prisoner’s temporary return or transfer in accordance with the request,
(b) make the necessary arrangements with the ICC or, as the case may be, the other state, and
(c) give such directions as to the custody, surrender and, where appropriate, return of the prisoner as appear to him appropriate to give effect to the arrangements.
(a) A sentence of imprisonment shall be served in a State designated by the Court from a list of States which have indicated to the Court their willingness to accept sentenced persons.
(b) At the time of declaring its willingness to accept sentenced persons, a State may attach conditions to its acceptance as agreed by the Court and in accordance with this Part.
(c) A State designated in a particular case shall promptly inform the Court whether it accepts the Court's designation.
2.
(a) The State of enforcement shall notify the Court of any circumstances, including the exercise of any conditions agreed under paragraph 1, which could materially affect the terms or extent of the imprisonment. The Court shall be given at least 45 days' notice of any such known or foreseeable circumstances. During this period, the State of enforcement shall take no action that might prejudice its obligations under article 110.
(b) Where the Court cannot agree to the circumstances referred to in subparagraph (a), it shall notify the State of enforcement and proceed in accordance with article 104, paragraph 1.
3. In exercising its discretion to make a designation under paragraph 1, the Court shall take into account the following:
(a) The principle that States Parties should share the responsibility for enforcing sentences of imprisonment, in accordance with principles of equitable distribution, as provided in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence;
(b) The application of widely accepted international treaty standards governing the treatment of prisoners;
(c) The views of the sentenced person;
(d) The nationality of the sentenced person;
(e) Such other factors regarding the circumstances of the crime or the person sentenced, or the effective enforcement of the sentence, as may be appropriate in designating the State of enforcement.
4. If no State is designated under paragraph 1, the sentence of imprisonment shall be served in a prison facility made available by the host State, in accordance with the conditions set out in the headquarters agreement referred to in article 3, paragraph 2. In such a case, the costs arising out of the enforcement of a sentence of imprisonment shall be borne by the Court.