SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Offences against the safety of spacecraft etc
Endangering safety at spaceports
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1
It is an offence for a person, by means of a device, substance or weapon, intentionally to commit at a spaceport an act of violence that—
a
causes or is likely to cause death or serious personal injury, and
b
endangers or is likely to endanger the safe operation of the spaceport or the safety of persons at the spaceport.
2
It is also an offence for a person, by means of a device, substance or weapon, unlawfully and intentionally—
a
to destroy or seriously to damage—
i
property used for the provision of facilities at a spaceport (including any apparatus or equipment so used), or
ii
a spacecraft or carrier aircraft at a spaceport, other than a craft that is being prepared for launch or has completed a flight within the previous 24 hours, or
b
to disrupt the services of a spaceport,
in such a way as to endanger or be likely to endanger the safe operation of the spaceport or the safety of persons at the spaceport.
3
Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) apply—
a
whether the act in question is committed in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, and
b
whatever the nationality of the person committing the act.
4
In this paragraph “unlawfully” has the same meaning as in paragraph 2.