The Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act `1982

An Act to give effect to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation and for matters connected therewith.

1982

List of Chapters & Sections

PRELIMINARY OFFENCES MISCELLANEOUS

PRELIMINARY
1
Short title, extent, application and commencement
2
Definitions

OFFENCES

Offence of committing violence on board an aircraft in flight, etc

Offence at airport

Destruction of, or damage to, air navigation facilities

Conferment of powers of investigation, etc

Designated Courts

Offences triable by Designated Courts

Application of the Code to proceedings before a Designated Court

MISCELLANEOUS

Provisions as to extradition

Provision as to bail

Contracting parties to Convention

Power to treat certain aircraft to be registered in Convention countries

Previous sanction necessary for prosecution

Presumptions as to offences under sections 3, 3A and 4

Protection of action taken in good faith