Item 10.7
Convention for the Suppression of
Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, 1971
Convention The
for the
Suppression
of Unlawful
Acts
against
the Safety
of
Civil Aviation
(the
"Convention") was
concluded in Montreal on 23 September
on 26 January 1973 (text at
Kingdom included Hong Kong in its
25 on
1971
and entered
force
Annex
A).
The
ratification
of
into
United
Convention the
(Reference at Annex B).
October
1973
2.
The
Convention
introduces an international regime
to prohibit
unlawful
acts against the
safety
of civil
aviation
and to
provide
appropriate
measures
to punish
offenders.
A number of offences are set out in Article 1.
The
Contracting
Parties are
obliged
to
punish
these
offences with severe penalties (Article 3).
3.
Aircraft
in used
customs military,
OC
police
service are excluded (Article 4.1).
4.
Contracting
Parties
are
required
practicable
measures to
all
prevent offences (Articles 10 and
take to
12) and to provide mutual legal assistance (Article 11).
CONFIDENT
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