The Tokyo Convention Act

Short title, extent and commencement

Definitions

Application of criminal law to aircraft

Provisions as to Extradition Act

Powers of commander of aircraft

Jurisdiction

Provisions as to evidence in connection with aircraft

Provisions as to documentary evidence

Power to apply the provisions of Act with modifications to certain aircraft

Contracting parties to Convention

Power to treat certain aircraft to be registered in Convention country

All sections

For the purposes of application of the Extradition
Act, 1962 (34 of 1962), to crimes committed on board an aircraft in flight, any aircraft registered in a
Convention country shall, at any time while that aircraft is in flight, be deemed to be within the
jurisdiction of that country, whether or not it is for the time being also within the jurisdiction of any other
country.



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# 4 Provisions as to Extradition Act