# The Hovercraft (General) Order 1972, Article 36: Extra-territorial effect of the Order


(1) Except where the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this Order—
(a) in so far as they apply (whether by express reference or otherwise) to hovercraft registered in the United Kingdom, shall apply to such hovercraft wherever they may be;
(b) in so far as they apply as aforesaid to other hovercraft shall apply to such hovercraft when they are within the United Kingdom;
(c) in so far as they prohibit, require or regulate (whether by express reference or otherwise) the doing of anything by persons in, or by any of the crew of, any hovercraft registered in the United Kingdom, shall apply to such persons and crew, wherever they may be; and
(d) in so far as they prohibit, require or regulate as aforesaid the doing of anything in relation to any hovercraft registered in the United Kingdom by other persons shall, where such persons are British subjects, apply to them wherever they may be.
(2) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as extending to make any person guilty of an offence in any case in which it is provided by section 3(1) of the British Nationality Act 1948 (which limits the criminal liability of certain persons who are not citizens of the United Kingdom and colonies) that that person shall not be guilty of an offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/674/article/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hovercraft-general-order-1972/article-36
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