Article 8 Law and authority on the premises

The premises shall be under the control and authority of the Tribunal, 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 Tribunal shall have the power to make regulations, operative within its premises, as are necessary for the carrying out of its functions. The Tribunal 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 Tribunal under this paragraph shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be applicable within the premises.

The Tribunal may expel or exclude persons from the premises for violation of its regulations and shall inform in advance the competent authorities of such measures.

Subject to the regulations referred to in paragraph 3 of this article, and consistent with the laws and regulations of the host State, only staff authorized by the Registrar shall be allowed to carry arms on the premises.

The Registrar shall notify the host State of the name and identity of staff 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 between the Tribunal and the host State as to whether a regulation of the Tribunal come 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 Tribunal under this article shall promptly be settled by the procedure set out in article 48 of this Agreement. Pending such settlement, the regulation of the Tribunal shall apply and the law or regulation of the host State shall be inapplicable on the premises to the extent that the Tribunal claims it to be inconsistent with its regulation.