s. 80A (2) A person who without lawful excuse, by force or S. 80(2) violence or threat of force or violence or by any amended by Nos 9576 trick of false pretence, takes or exercises control, s. 11(1), whether direct or through another person, of an 49/1991 s. 119(1) aircraft while another person not being an (Sch. 2 accomplice of the first-mentioned person is on item 31), 48/1997 board the aircraft shall be guilty of an indictable s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 offence and shall be liable to level 3 imprisonment item 58(b)). (20 years maximum). Heading Fraud and blackmail preceding s. 80A inserted by No. 8425 s. 2(1)(b). 80A Extra-territorial offences S. 80A inserted by No. 36/1988 (1) If— s. 5. (a) a person does, or omits to do, an act or thing referred to in sections 81–87 (both inclusive) outside, or partly outside, ; and (b) there is a real and substantial link within the meaning of subsection (2) between doing, or omitting to do, the act or thing and — those sections apply to the act or thing or the omission as if it had been done, or omitted to be done, wholly within . (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), there is a real and substantial link with — (a) if a significant part of the conduct relating to, or constituting the doing of the act or thing, or the omission, occurred in ; or (b) where the act or thing was done, or the omission occurred, wholly outside , if the act or thing was done, or omitted to be done, with the intention that substantial harmful effects arise in and such effects did arise.
S. 80(2) amended by Nos 9576 s. 11(1), 49/1991 s. 119(1) (Sch. 2 item 31), 48/1997 s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 58(b)). (2) A person who without lawful excuse, by force or violence or threat of force or violence or by any trick of false pretence, takes or exercises control, whether direct or through another person, of an aircraft while another person not being an accomplice of the first-mentioned person is on board the aircraft shall be guilty of an indictable offence and shall be liable to level 3 imprisonment (20 years maximum). Heading preceding s. 80A inserted by No. 8425 s. 2(1)(b). Fraud and blackmail S. 80A inserted by No. 36/1988 s. 5. 80A Extra-territorial offences s. 80A (1) If— (a) a person does, or omits to do, an act or thing referred to in sections 81–87 (both inclusive) outside, or partly outside, ; and (b) there is a real and substantial link within the meaning of subsection (2) between doing, or omitting to do, the act or thing and — those sections apply to the act or thing or the omission as if it had been done, or omitted to be done, wholly within . (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), there is a real and substantial link with — (a) if a significant part of the conduct relating to, or constituting the doing of the act or thing, or the omission, occurred in ; or (b) where the act or thing was done, or the omission occurred, wholly outside , if the act or thing was done, or omitted to be done, with the intention that substantial harmful effects arise in and such effects did arise.