(1)A person intentionally committing any of the acts mentioned in article 70.1 (offences against the administration of justice in relation to the ICC) may be dealt with as for the corresponding domestic offence committed in relation to a superior court in Northern Ireland.
(2)In interpreting and applying the provisions of article 70.1 the court shall take into account any relevant judgment or decision of the ICC.
Account may also be taken of any other relevant international jurisprudence.
(3)The corresponding domestic offences are—
(a)in relation to article 70.1(a) (giving false testimony when under an obligation to tell the truth), an offence against Article 3(1) of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1714 (N.I. 19)) ;
(b)in relation to article 70.1(b) to (f) (other offences), an offence at common law [F1or (as the case may be) under the Bribery Act 2010].
(4)This section and, so far as may be necessary for the purposes of this section, the enactments and rules of law relating to the corresponding domestic offences apply to acts committed—
(a)in Northern Ireland, or
(b)outside the United Kingdom by a United Kingdom national or a United Kingdom resident.
(5)Proceedings for an offence under this section, or for an offence ancillary to such an offence, shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.
(6)If an offence under this section, or an offence ancillary to such an offence, is not committed in Northern Ireland—
(a)proceedings may be taken, and
(b)the offence may for incidental purposes be treated as having been committed,
in any place in Northern Ireland.
(7)The relevant provisions of article 70.1 are set out in Schedule 9 to this Act.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 61(3)(b) inserted (1.7.2011) by Bribery Act 2010 (c. 23), s. 19(1), Sch. 1 para. 5 (with ss. 16, 19(5)); S.I. 2011/1418, art. 2