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International Criminal Court Act 2001 (c. 17) Part 5—Offences under domestic law in any place in England or Wales.

(7) The relevant provisions of article 70.1 are set out in Schedule 9 to this Act.

55Meaning of “ancillary offence”

(1) References in this Part to an ancillary offence under the law of England and Wales are to—
 * (a) aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of an offence,
 * (b) inciting a person to commit an offence,
 * (c) attempting or conspiring to commit an offence, or
 * (d) assisting an offender or concealing the commission of an offence.

(2) In subsection (1)(a) the reference to aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring is to conduct that in relation to an indictable offence would be punishable under section 8 of the Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 (c. 94).

(3) In subsection (1)(b) the reference to incitement is to conduct amounting to an offence of incitement at common law.

(4) In subsection (1)(c)—
 * (a) the reference to an attempt is to conduct amounting to an offence under section 1 of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 (c. 47); and
 * (b) the reference to conspiracy is to conduct amounting to an offence of conspiracy under section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45).

(5) In subsection (1)(d)—
 * (a) the reference to assisting an offender is to conduct that in relation to an arrestable offence would amount to an offence under section 4(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58); and
 * (b) the reference to concealing an offence is to conduct that in relation to an arrestable offence would amount to an offence under section 5(1) of that Act.

56Saving for general principles of liability, etc

(1) In determining whether an offence under this Part has been committed the court shall apply the principles of the law of England and Wales.

(2) Nothing in this Part shall be read as restricting the operation of any enactment or rule of law relating to—
 * (a) the extra-territorial application of offences (including offences under this Part), or
 * (b) offences ancillary to offences under this Part (wherever committed).

57Protection of victims and witnesses (1) The enactments specified below (which make provision for the protection of victims and witnesses of certain offences) have effect—
 * (a) as if any reference in those provisions to a specific substantive offence included an offence under section 51 involving conduct constituting that offence; and
 * (b) as if any reference in those provisions to a specific ancillary offence included—