Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021

PART 2International Criminal Court Act 2001

Excluded offences within this Part

17An offence under the law of England and Wales or Northern Ireland within any of paragraphs 18 to 23 is an “excluded offence” in that part of the United Kingdom.

England and Wales

18An offence under section 51 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes).

19An ancillary offence under the law of England and Wales in relation to an offence within paragraph 18.

20An offence under subsection (1) of section 52 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 (conduct ancillary to war crimes etc committed outside jurisdiction) where the act referred to in that subsection would, if committed in England and Wales, constitute—

(a)an offence within paragraph 18, or

(b)an offence within this paragraph.

Northern Ireland

21An offence under section 58 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes).

22An ancillary offence under the law of Northern Ireland in relation to an offence within paragraph 21.

23An offence under subsection (1) of section 59 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 (conduct ancillary to war crimes etc committed outside jurisdiction) where the act referred to in that subsection would, if committed in Northern Ireland, constitute—

(a)an offence within paragraph 21, or

(b)an offence within this paragraph.

Interpretation

24In this Part of this Schedule—

(a)references to an ancillary offence under the law of England and Wales are to be interpreted in accordance with section 55 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001;

(b)references to an ancillary offence under the law of Northern Ireland are to be interpreted in accordance with section 62 of that Act.