Chapter 1 General Provisions

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Regulations of the Registry

Chapter 1

General Provisions1

Regulation 1

Adoption of these Regulations

1. These Regulations have been adopted pursuant to rule 14 and shall be read subject to the

Statute, the Rules and the Regulations of the Court.

2. These Regulations have been adopted in English and French. Translations in the off‌icial

languages of the Court are equally authentic.

Regulation 22

Use of terms

1. In these Regulations:

- “Advisory Committee” refers to the Advisory Committee on Legal Texts established

by regulation 4 of the Regulations of the Court;

- “article” refers to an article of the Statute;

- “assistant to counsel” refers to persons assisting counsel as described in rule 22,

sub-rule 1, and in regulation 68 of the Regulations of the Court;

- “Chamber” refers to a Chamber of the Court;

- “Chief Custody Off‌icer” refers to the off‌icer appointed by the Court as the head of

the staff of the detention centre;

- “counsel” refers to a defence counsel, whether lead or associate counsel, or a legal

representative of a victim;

- “Court” refers to the International Criminal Court;

- “detained person” refers to any person detained in a detention centre;

- “detention centre” refers to any prison facility other than the prison facility

described in article 103, paragraph 4, maintained by the Court or maintained by

other authorities and made available to the Court;

- “host State” refers to the Netherlands;

- “judge” refers to a judge of the Court;

- “list of counsel” refers to the list of counsel as described in rule 21, sub-rule 2 and

includes legal representatives of victims and those counsel retained without legal

assistance paid by the Court who wish to be included in the list;

- “medical off‌icer” refers to the medical off‌icer of a detention centre as described in

regulation 155;

1 Amendment 4 Decem ber 2013, entered int o force 5 December 2013 (title, French onl y)

2 Amended 4 Dece mber 2013, entered i nto force 5 December 20 13.