International Criminal Court Act 2001

46Domestic sentence current at end of term of ICC sentence

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(1)Where a person who completes a term of imprisonment imposed by the ICC—

(a)is still subject to a domestic sentence of imprisonment, whether imposed before or during his imprisonment in pursuance of the sentence of the ICC, and

(b)has been transferred to another part of the United Kingdom under section 44 or 45,

he shall be treated as if he had been transferred from the part of the United Kingdom in which the domestic sentence was imposed, by order under Schedule 1 to the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c. 43), on a restricted transfer subject to such conditions as the relevant Minister may consider appropriate.

(2)In subsection (1)—

(a)a “domestic sentence” means a sentence imposed by a court in the United Kingdom, and

(b)“the relevant Minister” means—

(i)where the domestic sentence was imposed in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State, and

(ii)where the domestic sentence was imposed in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.