Part VI – Enforcement of Penalties

Enforcement of ICC Sentences in Uganda

68. Request for sentence to be served in Uganda.
(1) Where –

(a) the Minister has issued a notification under section 67 and has not withdrawn that notification and the ICC imposes a sentence of imprisonment under the Statute on a person –

(i) convicted of a crime; or

(ii) convicted of an offence against the administration of justice; and

(b) the ICC designates Uganda, under article 103 of the Statute, as the State in which the sentence is to be served,

the Minister shall consider whether to accept the designation.

(2) The Minister may accept the designation of Uganda as the State in which the sentence is to be served if the Minister is satisfied that ICC has agreed to the conditions specified in the notification specified under section 67, and in the case of a prisoner who is not a Uganda citizen, the Minister responsible for internal affairs has consented to the sentence being served in Uganda.

Part III – General Provisions Relating to Requests for Assistance

24. Response to be sent to ICC.
(1) The Minister shall notify the ICC, without delay, or his or her response to a request for assistance and of the outcome of any action that has been taken in relation to it.

(2)If the Minister decides, in accordance with the Statute and this Act, to refuse or postpone the assistance request, in whole or in part, the notification to the ICC shall set out the reasons for the decision.

(3) If the request for assistance cannot be executed for any other reason, the notification to the ICC shall set out the reasons for the inability or failure to execute the request.

(4)In the case of an urgent request for assistance, any documents or evidence produced in response shall, at the request of the ICC, be sent urgently to it.

(5)Documents or evidence provided or produced in response to a request for assistance from the ICC must be transmitted to the ICC in their original language and form.

(6) If the Minister is of the opinion that the circumstances set out in article 98 of the Statute apply to a request for provisional arrest, arrest and surrender or other assistance, he or she shall consult with the ICC and request a determination as to whether article 98 applies.