# Civil Aviation Act 1949, Section 62: Jurisdiction


(1) Any offence whatever committed on a British aircraft shall, for the purpose of conferring jurisdiction, be deemed to have been committed in any place where the offender may for the time being be.
(2) His Majesty may, by Order in Council, make provision as to the courts in which proceedings may be taken for enforcing any claim in respect of aircraft, and in particular may provide for conferring jurisdiction in any such proceedings on any court exercising Admiralty jurisdiction and for applying to such proceedings any rules of practice or procedure applicable to proceedings in Admiralty.
(3) Part VI of this Act applies to this section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/67/section/62 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-aviation-act-1949/section-62
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