Taking of Hostages Act 1982 Taking of Hostages Act 1982

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

• Sch. 19 para. 22A and cross-heading inserted by Sentencing Act 2020 Sch. 22 para. 84
• Sch. 19 para. 20 table words inserted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 Sch. 11 para. 12(5)