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PART 2CRIMINAL LAW

Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes

32Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes: UK residents

(1)The International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 13) is amended as follows.

(2)After section 8, insert—

8AMeaning of “United Kingdom national” and “United Kingdom resident”

(1)In this Part—

(2)To the extent that it would not otherwise be the case, the following individuals are to be treated for the purposes of this Part as being resident in the United Kingdom—

(a)an individual who has indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom,

(b)any other individual who has made an application for such leave (whether or not it has been determined) and who is in the United Kingdom,

(c)an individual who has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for the purposes of work or study and who is in the United Kingdom,

(d)an individual who has made an asylum claim, or a human rights claim, which has been granted,

(e)any other individual who has made an asylum claim or a human rights claim (whether or not the claim has been determined) and who is in the United Kingdom,

(f)an individual named in an application for indefinite leave to remain, an asylum claim or a human rights claim as a dependant of the individual making the application or claim if—

(i)the application or claim has been granted, or

(ii)the named individual is in the United Kingdom (whether or not the application or claim has been determined),

(g)an individual who would be liable to removal or deportation from the United Kingdom but cannot be removed or deported because of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (c.42) or for practical reasons,

(h)an individual—

(i)against whom a decision to make a deportation order under section 5(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 (c.77) by virtue of section 3(5)(a) of that Act (deportation conducive to the public good) has been made,

(ii)who has appealed against the decision to make the order (whether or not the appeal has been determined), and

(iii)who is in the United Kingdom,

(i)an individual who is an illegal entrant within the meaning of section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 or who is liable to removal under section 10 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c.33),

(j)an individual who is detained in lawful custody in the United Kingdom.

(3)When determining for the purposes of this Part whether any other individual is resident in the United Kingdom regard is to be had to all relevant considerations including—

(a)the periods during which the individual is, has been or intends to be in the United Kingdom,

(b)the purposes for which the individual is, has been or intends to be in the United Kingdom,

(c)whether the individual has family or other connections to the United Kingdom and the nature of those connections, and

(d)whether the individual has an interest in residential property located in the United Kingdom.

(4)In this section—

(5)In this section, a reference to having leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom is to be construed in accordance with the Immigration Act 1971.

(6)This section applies in relation to any offence under this Part (whether committed before or after the coming into force of this section)..

(3)In section 28(1) (interpretation), the definitions of “United Kingdom national” and “United Kingdom resident” are repealed.