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Act Number: 30

Act Name: The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016.

Year: 2016

Enactment Date: 2016-05-13

Long Title: An Act to give effect to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Civil Aviation

Department:

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent, application and commencement.
2 Definitions.
3 Hijacking.
4 Punishment for hijacking.
5 Punishment for acts of violence connected with hijacking.
6 Conferment of powers of investigations, etc.
7 Jurisdiction.
8 Designated Court.
9 Offences triable by Designated Court.
10 Application of Code to proceedings before Designated Court.
11 Provisions as to extradition.
12 Provision as to bail.
13 Contracting parties to Convention.
14 Power to treat certain aircraft to be registered in Convention countries.
15 Previous sanction necessary for prosecution.
16 Presumption as to offences under sections 3 and 5.
17 Protection of action taken in good faith.
18 Powers of investigating officers to seize or attach property.
19 Confiscation and forfeiture of property.
20 General power to make rules.
21 Repeal and savings.
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