CONDERING
Convention for the Suppression of
Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft,
1970
Item 10.6
The
Convention
for
the
Suppression
of Unlawful
Seizure
of
Aircraft
(the
"Convention")
(text at Annex A)
was concluded in the Hague on 16 December 1970 and entered
into
force
14 on
October
instrument
1971.
The
United
Kingdom
Hong Kong was
of ratification which included
deposited on 22 December 1971 (Reference at Annex B).
creates
the offence of hijacking,
the unlawful seizure of an aircraft in flight, by
2.
The
Convention
which is
a person on
States to the convention
board that aircraft (Article 1).
undertake
Contracting
to make the offence
punishable by severe penalties (Article 2).
does not apply to
The Convention
used in military, customs or
relation to a flight beginning and
registration
aircraft
police
ΟΙ services
in
ending in
the state
of
(Article 3).
of
the
aircraft
CONFIDERONI
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