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Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975

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Section 1.

SCHEDULE 1Offences in Republic of Ireland Triable in Northern Ireland

PART I

Common law offences

1Murder.

2Manslaughter.

3The common law offence of arson.

4Kidnapping.

5False imprisonment.

Malicious damage

6An offence under any of the following provisions of the [1861 c. 97.] Malicious Damage Act 1861—

(i)section 1 (setting fire to church, etc.) ;

(ii)section 2 (setting fire to a dwelling house while a person is inside);

(iii)section 3 (setting fire to house, outhouse or business or farming premises with intent to injure or defraud any person) ;

(iv)section 4 (setting fire to railway station, etc.) ;

(v)section 5 (setting fire to any public building);

(vi)section 6 (setting fire to other buildings);

(vii)section 7 (setting fire to goods in certain buildings);

(viii)section 35 (interference with railway).

Offences against the person

7An offence under any of the following provisions of the [1861 c. 100.] Offences against the Person Act 1861—

(i)section 18 (wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm);

(ii)section 20 (causing grievous bodily harm).

Explosive substances

8An offence under any of the following provisions of the [1883 c. 3.] Explosive Substances Act 1883—

(i)section 2 (causing explosion likely to endanger life or damage property);

(ii)section 3 (attempting to cause any such explosion, and making or possessing explosive with intent to endanger life or damage property);

(iii)section 4 (making or possessing explosive in suspicious circumstances).

Note. The said sections 2 and 3 are amended by section 7 of this Act.

Firearms

9An offence under any of the following provisions of the [1969 c. 12 (N.I.).] Firearms Act (Northern Ireland) 1969—

(i)section 14 (possessing firearms or ammunition with intent to endanger life or cause serious damage to property);

(ii)section 15(1) (use of firearm to resist arrest) ;

(iii)section 15(2) (possessing firearm when committing or arrested for specified offences) where the specified offence is one under section 148 of the [1970 c. 2 (N.I.).] Road Traffic Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (taking and driving away a motor vehicle) ;

(iv)section 16 (carrying firearm or imitation firearm with intent to commit indictable offence or prevent arrest of self or another);

(v)section 19A (possessing firearms or ammunition in suspicious circumstances).

Aggravated theft

10(1)An offence under any of the following provisions of the [1969 c. 16 (N.I.).] Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969—

(i)section 8 (robbery) ;

(ii)section 10 (aggravated burglary).

(2)Robbery and aggravated burglary are included in this Schedule only where it is charged that an explosive, firearm, imitation firearm or weapon of offence was used to commit the offence ; and expressions defined in the said section 10 have the same meaning when used in this sub-paragraph.

Hijacking

11An offence under section 1 of the [1971 c. 70.] Hijacking Act 1971 (hijacking aircraft).

PART II

12(1)The provisions of the law of Northern Ireland which are referred to in Part I of this Schedule, as applied by this Act to acts or omissions in the Republic of Ireland, shall be read with any necessary modifications, and in particular as if references to what is lawful or unlawful included what is lawful or unlawful under the law of the Republic of Ireland.

(2)In applying section 19A of the Firearms Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (possession of firearms or ammunition in suspicious circumstances) to acts or omissions in the Republic of Ireland, the absence of the licence or other authority requisite under the law of the Republic of Ireland relating to firearms, or a breach of a condition attached to the licence or other authority, is a circumstance which may give rise to a reasonable suspicion that possession is not for a lawful object.

The provisions of this sub-paragraph are without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1) above.

(3)The reference in section 1(3) of this Act to an offence under subsection (1) includes all offences to which subsection (1) applies whether or not the act or omission in the Republic of Ireland is, under the [1883 c. 3.] Explosive Substances Act 1883 or any other enactment, an offence under the law of Northern Ireland apart from the provisions of the said subsection (1).

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