LawgistThe Tokyo Convention Act
4Provisions as to Extradition Act
For the purposes of application of the Extradition Act, 1962 (34 of 1962), to crimes committed on board an aircraft in flight, any aircraft registered in a Convention country shall, at any time while that aircraft is in flight, be deemed to be within the jurisdiction of that country, whether or not it is for the time being also within the jurisdiction of any other country.
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All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Application of criminal law to aircraft
- 4 Provisions as to Extradition Act
- 5 Powers of commander of aircraft
- 6 Jurisdiction
- 7 Provisions as to evidence in connection with aircraft
- 8 Provisions as to documentary evidence
- 9 Power to apply the provisions of Act with modifications to certain aircraft
- 10 Contracting parties to Convention
- 11 Power to treat certain aircraft to be registered in Convention country
