Part 3
Requests by International Criminal Court for Arrest and Surrender of Persons
Section 19.—
(1) On receiving a request from the International Criminal Court for the arrest and surrender of a person the Minister shall, subject to this Part, certify that the request has been duly made.
(2) The Minister—
(a) may postpone action on the request until—
(i) the Court has determined any challenge to the admissibility of the case or to its jurisdiction (whether or not the challenge is a challenge by the Minister under Article 19(2)(b) to the admissibility of the case on the ground that it is being, or has been, investigated), or
(ii) the completion of any consultation between the Minister and the Court under Article 97 in relation to any difficulties that may impede or prevent the execution of the request,
and
(b) may, where the person concerned is being investigated or proceeded against in relation to an offence that is not an ICC offence, postpone such action in accordance with Article 94.1.
(3) In deciding under subsection (2) (b) whether to postpone action on a request the Minister shall have regard to the seriousness of the offence referred to in that subsection.
(4) If the Minister decides under subsection (2) (b) not to postpone action on a request, any proceedings referred to in that subsection that are pending shall, on the application of the Director of Public Prosecutions, be withdrawn, with liberty to re-enter.
Postponement of execution of ICC request
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