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.

International Criminal Court Act 2001 (2014)

Part 3 Other forms of assistance

Forms of assistance

31 Service of process

(1) This section applies where the Secretary of State receives from the ICC a summons or other document together with a request for it to be served on a person in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
(2) The Secretary of State may direct the chief officer of police for the area in which the person appears to be to cause the document to be personally served on him.
(3) If the document is so served, the chief officer of police shall forthwith inform the Secretary of State 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 Secretary of State of that fact and of the reason.
(5) In the application of this section to Northern Ireland the reference to the chief officer of police shall be read as a reference to the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

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;