Article 10 Law and authority on the premises

The premises shall be under the control and authority of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution, as provided in this Agreement.

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the laws and regulations of the Host State shall apply on the premises.

The Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution shall have the power to make its own rules and regulations, operative within its premises, including on the conditions applicable to its staff, as are necessary for the carrying out of its functions. The Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution shall promptly inform the competent authorities upon the adoption of such regulations. No laws or regulations of the Host State which are inconsistent with regulations of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution under this paragraph shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be applicable within the premises.

The Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution may expel or exclude persons from the premises for violation of the applicable rules or regulations and shall inform the competent authorities, if possible, in advance of such measures.

Subject to the rules and regulations referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, and consistent with the laws and regulations of the Host State, only staff of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution authorized by the Registrar shall be allowed to carry arms on the premises.

The Registrar, or a staff member designated by him or her, shall notify the Host State of the name and identity of staff of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution authorized by the Registrar to carry arms on the premises, as well as the name, type, calibre and serial number of the arm or arms at his or her disposition.

Any dispute as to whether a rule or regulation of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution comes within the ambit of this Article or as to whether a law or regulation of the Host State is inconsistent with a regulation of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution under this Article shall be settled promptly by the procedure set out in Article 50 of this Agreement. Pending such settlement, the rule or regulation of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution shall apply and the law or regulation of the Host State shall be inapplicable on the premises to the extent that the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution claims it to be inconsistent with its rule or regulation.