1) A person commits the offence of genocide if he commits any act falling within the definition of "genocide" in Article II of the Genocide Convention as set out in the Schedule. (Amended 50 of 1991 s. 4)
(2) A person guilty of an offence of genocide shall on conviction on indictment-
(a) if the offence consists of the killing of any person, be sentenced to imprisonment for life; (b)
(b)(a) in any other case, be liable to imprisonment for 14 years.
(3) Proceedings for an offence of genocide shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Secretary for Justice. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997)
(4) In this section-
"Genocide Convention" means the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 9 December 1948.
1. The jurisdiction of the Court shall be limited to the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole. The Court has jurisdiction in accordance with this Statute with respect to the following crimes:
(a) The crime of genocide;