'National penalties - national proceedings' in document 'Ireland - ICC Act 2006'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Part 2
Domestic Jurisdiction in ICC Offences

Section 10.—(1) A person convicted of an ICC offence is liable—

(a) to imprisonment for life if—

(i) the offence involves murder, or
(ii) a term of life imprisonment would be justified by the extreme gravity of the offence and the individual circumstances of the convicted person,

(b) in any other case, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 years,

(c) to a fine in accordance with the criteria provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, and

(d) if the person has obtained property as a result of or in connection with the offence, to having a confiscation order made in respect of him or her under section 9 of the Act of 1994.

(2) In determining the penalty to be imposed the court shall take account of the provisions of Article 78 (determination of the sentence).

(3) Sums recovered under a confiscation order made in relation to an ICC offence shall, if the court so directs, be applied wholly or partly in reparation to victims of the conduct constituting the offence.