Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1978 c. 26 |
| Year | 1978 |
an offence mentioned in paragraph 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, an offence of attempting to commit any offence so mentioned,(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(3) If a person who is a national of a convention country but not a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies does outside the United Kingdom and that convention country any act which makes him in that convention country guilty of an offence and which, if he had been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, would have made him in any part of the United Kingdom guilty of an offence mentioned in paragraph 1, 2 or 13 of Schedule 1 to this Act, he shall, in any part of the United Kingdom, be guilty of the offence or offences aforesaid of which the act would have made him guilty if he had been such a citizen.in Northern Ireland, except by or with the consent of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland; orin England and Wales, except by or with the consent of the Attorney General;(5) Without prejudice to any jurisdiction exercisable apart from this subsection, every sheriff court in Scotland shall have jurisdiction to entertain proceedings for an offence which F7(disregarding the provisions of the Internationally Protected Persons Act 1978 F8and the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983 F9, the United Nations Personnel Act 1997 and the Terrorism Act 2000) would not be an offence in Scotland apart from this section.(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .on board a ship registered in a convention country, being an act which, if the ship had been registered in the United Kingdom, would have constituted an offence within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty; oron board an aircraft registered in a convention country while the aircraft is in flight elsewhere than in or over that country; oron board a hovercraft registered in a convention country while the hovercraft is in journey elsewhere than in or over that country,(1) The Secretary of State may by order direct that section 4 above shall apply in relation to a country falling within subsection (2) below as it applies in relation to a convention country, subject to the exceptions (if any) specified in the order.it is not a convention country; andit is a category 1 territory or a category 2 territory within the meaning of the Extradition Act 2003.(1) For paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 3 to the If at the time when the order under this paragraph is made the accused stands charged with or convicted of an offence other than the extra-territorial offence, so much of the order as directs him to be delivered as aforesaid shall not take effect until the conclusion of the proceedings (including any appeal or retrial) in respect of that other offence and of any sentence of imprisonment or detention imposed in those proceedings.(2) This section shall extend to Northern Ireland only.(1) Subject to subsection (2) below, this Act shall extend to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, and shall have effect as if each of them were part of the United Kingdom.(2) Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that this Act shall, in its application to any of the said islands, have effect subject to such exceptions, adaptations or modifications as may be specified in the Order.(3) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for extending any provisions of this Act, with such exceptions, adaptations or modifications as may be specified in the Order, to any colony, other than a colony for whose external relations a country other than the United Kingdom is responsible, or any country outside Her Majesty’s dominions in which Her Majesty has jurisdiction in right of the government of the United Kingdom.(4) An Order in Council under subsection (3) above shall be subject to
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