Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

Chapter 12 : Delegation of Powers, Acts and Omissions Taking Place Outside Republic, Jurisdiction, Extradition and Admissibility of Certain Statements

150. Acts or omissions taking place outside Republic

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(1)Any act or omission on board of a South African registered aircraft outside the Republic which, if it took place in or over the Republic, would have been an offence, constitutes that offence.

 

(2)Any act contemplated in sections 138, 139, 141 and 142 committed outside the Republic on board any aircraft in flight, other than a South African registered aircraft, and any act of violence against passengers or crew committed on any such aircraft by a person in connection with an act contemplated in section 133, is considered to have been committed also in the Republic—
(a)if such aircraft lands in the Republic with the person who committed any such act, still on board;
(b)if such aircraft is leased without crew to a lessee who has his or her principal place of business or permanent residence in the Republic;
(c)if that person is present in the Republic; or
(d)if that person is apprehended in the Republic.