Service of documents - national procedures for ICC proceedings

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The International Criminal Court Act 2001 (Overseas Territories) Order 2009

PART 3
OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE

Forms of assistance

Service of process
35.—(1) This section applies where the Governor receives from the ICC a summons or other document together with a request for it to be served on a person in the Territory.

(2) The Governor may direct the chief officer of police for the Territory to cause the document to be personally served on that person.

(3) If the document is so served, the chief officer of police shall forthwith inform the Governor when and how it was served.

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

(5) Omitted.

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;