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treated as having with him in the aircraft, or in that part of the aerodrome, as the case may be, an article to which this section applies if
(a) where he is in an aircraft, the article, or an article in which it is contained, is in the aircraft and has been caused (whether by him or by any other person) to be brought there as being, or as forming part of, his baggage on a flight in the aircraft or has been caused by him to be brought there as being, or as forming part of, any other property to be carried on such a flight, or (b) where he is in part of an acrodrome (otherwise than in an aircraft), the article, or an article in which it is con- tained, is in that or any other part of the aerodrome and has been caused (whether by him or by any other person) to be brought into the aerodrome as being, or as forming part of, his baggage on a flight from that aerodrome or has been caused by him to be brought there as being, or as forming part of, any other property to be carried on such a flight on which he is also to be carried,
notwithstanding that the circumstances may be such that (apart from this subsection) he would not be regarded as having the article with him in the aircraft or in a part of the aerodrome, as the case may be.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable-
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statu
tory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprison- ment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
(5) Nothing in subsection (3) above shall be construed as limiting the circumstances in which a person would, apart from that subsection, be regarded as having an article with him as mentioned in subsection (1) above.
5.--(1) Any court in the United Kingdom having jurisdiction in respect of piracy committed on the high seas shall have jurisdiction in respect of piracy committed by or against an aircraft, wherever that piracy is committed.
(2) In subsection (1) above, "aircraft" has the same meaning as in section 92 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (application of criminal law to aircraft); and, for the purposes of this definition, section 101 of that Act (Crown aircraft) shall apply to this section as it applies to the said section 92.
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6.-(1) Without prejudice to section 92 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (application of criminal law to aircraft) or to section Ancillary 2(1)(b) of this Act, where a person (of whatever nationality) offences. does on board any aircraft (wherever registered) and while out- 1982 c. 16. side the United Kingdom any act which, if done in the United Kingdom would constitute the offence of murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, culpable homicide or assault or an offence under section 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28 or 29 of the Offences against 1861 c. 100. the Person Act 1861 or section 2 of the Explosive Substances 1883 c. 3. Act 1883, his act shall constitute that offence if it is done in connection with the offence of hijacking committed or attempted by him on board that aircraft.
(2) It shall be an offence for any person in the United Kingdom to induce or assist the commission outside the United Kingdom of any act which-
(a) would, but for subsection (2) of section 1 of this Act,
be an offence under that section; or
(b) would, but for subsection (4) of section 2 of this Act,
be an offence under that section; or
(c) would, but for subsection (5) or (6) of section 3 of this
Act, be an offence under that section.
(3) A person who commits an offence under subsection (2) above shall be liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprison- ment for life.
(4) Subsection (2) above shall have effect without prejudice to the operation, in relation to any offence under section 1, 2 or 3 of this Act-
(a) in England and Wales, or in Northern Ireland, of sec- tion 8 of the Accessories and Abettors Act 1861; or
(b) in Scotland, of any rule of law relating to art and part
guilt.
1861 c. 94.
7.--(1) Where a constable has reasonable cause to suspect powers that a person about to embark on an aircraft in the United exercisable on
intended Kingdom, or a person on board such an aircraft, intends to com- suspicion of mit, in relation to the aircraft, an offence under any of the pre-offence under ceding provisions of this Part of this Act (other than section 4), Part 1. the constable may prohibit him from travelling on board the aircraft, and for the purpose of enforcing that prohibition the constable-
(a) may prevent him from embarking on the aircraft or, as the case may be, may remove him from the aircraft : and