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App. III

Extradition (Protection of Aircraft)

[1982 Ed.

2.

(1) In this Order any references to the Extradition Acts and to the Act of 1870 are, respectively, references to the Extradition Acts 1870 to 1935 and to the Extradition Act 1870, as amended or extended by any subsequent enactment.

(2) The Interpretation Act 1889(a) shall apply for the interpre- tation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

3. The Extradition Acts shall apply in the case of a State mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Order under and in accordance with the extradition treaties described in the second column of that Schedule as supplemented by paragraphs 1 and 4 of Article 8 of the Convention (set out in Schedule 1 to this Order) which entered into force for those States on the dates specified in the third column of the said Schedule 2.

4. The Extradition Acts shall apply in the case of the States mentioned in Part I of Schedule 3 to this Order (being States in respect of which the Convention entered into force on the dates specified in the second column of that Schedule) subject to the conditions contained in, and in accordance, with Part II of that Schedule.

5. The operation of this Order is limited to the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the territories specified in Schedule 4 to this Order.

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W. G. AGNEW.

SCHEDULE I

THE CONVENTION

FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF UNLAWFUL ACTS AGAINST THE SAFETY OF CIVIL AVIATION

THE STATES PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION

CONSIDERING that unlawful acts against the safety of civil aviation jeopardize the safety of persons and property, seriously affect the operation of air services, and undermine the confidence of the peoples of the world in the safety of civil aviation;

CONSIDERING that the occurrence of such acts is a matter of grave concern; CONSIDERING that, for the purpose of deterring such acts, there is an urgent need to provide appropriate measures for punishment of offenders;

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

ARTICLE 1

1. Any person commits an offence if he unlawfully and intentionally:

(a) performs an act of violence against a person on board an aircraft in flight if

that acts is likely to endanger the safety of that aircraft; or

(a) 1889 c. 63.

(