Act 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.

  • Ministry of Civil Aviation
  • Enacted 1982-11-06
  • 17 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent, application and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Offence of committing violence on board an aircraft in flight, etc. Read
3A Offence at airport.Read
4 Destruction of, or damage to, air navigation facilities. Read
5 Jurisdiction. Read
5A Conferment of powers of investigation, etc. Read
5B Designated Courts. Read
5C Offences triable by Designated Courts. Read
5D Application of the Code to proceedings before a Designated Court. Read
6 Provisions as to extradition. Read
6A Provision as to bail. Read
7 Contracting parties to Convention. Read
8 Power to treat certain aircraft to be registered in Convention countries. Read
9 Previous sanction necessary for prosecution. Read
9A Presumptions as to offences under sections 3, 3A and 4. Read
10 Protection of action taken in good faith. Read
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