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 Statements152. Extradition |
For the purposes of the application of the Extradition Act, 1962 (Act No. 67 of 1962), to an offence committed on board an aircraft in flight—
| (a) | any aircraft registered in any Convention country must, at any time while that aircraft is in flight, be considered to be within the jurisdiction of that country, irrespective of whether or not it is for the relevant time being also within the jurisdiction of any other country; |
| (b) | the landing of such aircraft in any other Convention country with the offender still on board will result in the offence being considered to have been committed also in that country; |
| (c) | where the aircraft was leased without crew to a lessee who has the principal place of business or permanent residence in any other Convention country, the offence must be considered to have been committed also in that country. |