Section 6 Ancillary offences.C1
Without prejudice to section 92 of the M1Civil Aviation Act 1982 (application of criminal law to aircraft) or to section 2(1)(b) of this act, where a person (of whatever nationality) does on board any aircraft (wherever registered) and while outside 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 the M2Person Act 1861 or section 2 of the M3Explosive Substances 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.
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—
would, but for subsection (2) of section 1 of this Act, be an offence under that section; or
would, but for subsection (4) of section 2 of this Act, be an offence under that section; or
would, but for subsection (5) or (6) of section 3 of this Act, be an offence under that section.
A person who commits an offence under subsection (2) above shall be liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life.
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—
in England and Wales, or in Northern Ireland, of section 8 of the M4Accessories and Abettors Act 1861; or
in Scotland, of any rule of law relating to art and part guilt.
Annotations
Marginal citations
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Modifications
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S. 6 extended (with modifications) (Jersey) (12.6.1993) by S.I. 1993/1251 , art. 2(1) , Sch. 1 Pt.I
S. 6 extended (with modifications) (Guernsey) (17.1.1998) by S.I. 1997/2989 , art. 2(1) , Sch. 1 Pt. I , II
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Ss. 29A-29D inserted (21.11.2005 retrospectively for specified purposes) by Civil Aviation Act 2006 (c. 34), s. 14(2), Sch. 1 paras. 4, 6
Notes on Part I
Modifications
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Pt. I applied (with modifications) (6.12.2000) by S.I. 2000/3059 , art. 3(1) , Schs. 2 , 3 (as amended (1.5.2016) by The Aviation Security and Piracy (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/369), arts. 3, 4)