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Tokyo Convention Act 1971 s 4

s 4 Provisions as to extradition

4.—(1) For the purposes of the application of the Extradition Act 1968 to crimes committed on board an aircraft in flight, any offence committed on board any aircraft in flight is to be treated as if it had been committed not only in the place at which the offence occurred, but also within the territory of —(a) a Convention country in which the aircraft is registered; (b) a Convention country (being also a Protocol country) in which the lessee of the aircraft leased without crew has its principal place of business or, if the lessee has no such place of business, has its permanent residence; or (c) a Convention country (being also a Protocol country) in which the aircraft lands, with the offender still on board.[32/2018] (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), it does not matter whether the aircraft mentioned in that subsection is for the time being also within the jurisdiction of any other country.[32/2018]

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