2001 No. 2600 (L. 27)

MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALESPROCEDURE

The Magistrates' Courts (International Criminal Court) (Forms) Rules 2001

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 19801, after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under that section, makes the following Rules:

1

These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (International Criminal Court) (Forms) Rules 2001 and shall come into force on 1st September 2001.

2

In these Rules:

  • “the Act” means the International Criminal Court Act 20012;

  • “competent court” has the same meaning as it has in the Act; and

  • “the International Criminal Court” means the International Criminal Court established by the Statute of the International Criminal Court, done at Rome on 17th July 1998.

3

The provisions of the Magistrates' Courts Rules 19813 shall have effect subject to the provisions of these Rules.

4

Consent to surrender given under section 7 of the Act (consent to surrender) must be in writing in form 1 set out in the Schedule to these Rules or a form to the like effect.

5

Waiver given under section 13 of the Act (waiver of the right to review) must be in writing in form 2 set out in the Schedule to these Rules or a form to the like effect.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Michael WillsParliamentary Secretary,Lord Chancellor’s Department

SCHEDULEFORMS

Rules 4 and 5

Form 1.Notice of consent to surrender (International Criminal Court Act 2001, section 7).

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Form 2.Notice of waiver of the right to review (International Criminal Court Act 2001, section 13).

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(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules prescribe forms in relation to delivery proceedings under the International Criminal Court Act 2001. Rule 4 prescribes the form in which consent to surrender is to be given under section 7 of the 2001 Act and rule 5 prescribes the form in which waiver of the right to review is to be made under section 13 of the 2001 Act. These forms are respectively Forms 1 and 2 set out in the Schedule to the Rules.