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CentralAct 66 of 1982

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.

Sections

17 in this Act

  1. 1Short title, extent, application and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Offence of committing violence on board an aircraft in flight, etc
  4. 3AOffence at airport
  5. 4Destruction of, or damage to, air navigation facilities
  6. 5Jurisdiction
  7. 5AConferment of powers of investigation, etc
  8. 5BDesignated Courts
  9. 5COffences triable by Designated Courts
  10. 5DApplication of the Code to proceedings before a Designated Court
  11. 6Provisions as to extradition
  12. 6AProvision as to bail
  13. 7Contracting parties to Convention
  14. 8Power to treat certain aircraft to be registered in Convention countries
  15. 9Previous sanction necessary for prosecution
  16. 9APresumptions as to offences under sections 3, 3A and 4
  17. 10Protection of action taken in good faith