The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

[F1 PART 3 N.I. Other offences in Northern Ireland punishable with imprisonment for life

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2A inserted (30.4.2021) by Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11), s. 50(1)(a), Sch. 3

4   An ancillary offence in relation to murder, other than one which must (in the case of an offender aged 21 or over) be punished by imprisonment for life. N.I.

5   Manslaughter. N.I.

6   Kidnapping. N.I.

7   False imprisonment. N.I.

8   Riot. N.I.

9   Affray. N.I.

10   An offence under any of the following provisions of the Offences against the Person Act 1861— N.I.

(a) section 4 (soliciting murder);

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

(c) section 21 (attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle in order to commit or assist in the committing of an indictable offence);

(d) section 22 (using chloroform etc to commit or assist in the committing of any indictable offence);

(e) section 28 (causing bodily injury by explosives);

(f) section 29 (using explosives etc with intent to do grievous bodily harm);

(g) section 32 (endangering the safety of railway passengers).

11   An offence under any of the following provisions of the Explosive Substances Act 1883— N.I.

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

(b) section 3 (attempt to cause explosion, or making or keeping explosive with intent to endanger life or property);

(c) section 4 (making or possession of explosive under suspicious circumstances);

(d) section 5 (punishment of accessories to offences of causing or attempting to cause explosions or making or possessing explosives).

12   An offence under section 1 of the Infanticide Act (Northern Ireland) 1939 (infanticide). N.I.

13   An offence under section 25 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 (child destruction). N.I.

14   An offence under either of the following provisions of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969— N.I.

(a) section 8 (robbery);

(b) section 10 (aggravated burglary).

15   An offence under section 1 of the Biological Weapons Act 1974 (developing certain biological agents and toxins or biological weapons). N.I.

16— (1) An offence of arson under Article 3 of the Criminal Damage (Northern Ireland) Order 1977. N.I.

(2) An offence under Article 3(2) of that Order (destruction or damage of property with intent or recklessness as to endangerment of life) other than an offence of arson.

17   An offence under section 1 of the Taking of Hostages Act 1982 (hostage-taking). N.I.

18   An offence under any of the following provision of the Aviation Security Act 1982— N.I.

(a) section 1 (hijacking);

(b) section 2 (destroying, damaging or endangering safety of aircraft);

(c) section 3 (other acts endangering or likely to endanger safety of aircraft);

(d) section 6(2) (inducing or assisting the commission of offences relating to safety of aircraft).

19   An offence under either of the following provisions of the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983— N.I.

(a) section 1B (offences relating to damage to the environment);

(b) section 2 (preparatory acts and threats).

20   An offence under section 134 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (torture). N.I.

21   An offence under any of the following provisions of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990— N.I.

(a) section 1 (endangering safety at aerodromes);

(b) section 9 (hijacking of ships);

(c) section 10 (seizing or exercising control of fixed platforms);

(d) section 11 (destroying ships or fixed platforms or endangering their safety);

(e) section 12 (other acts endangering or likely to endanger safe navigation);

(f) section 13 (offences involving threats);

(g) section 14(4) (inducing or assisting the commission of offences relating to hijacking of ships, or destroying ships or fixed platforms or endangering their safety).

22   An offence under Part 2 of the Channel Tunnel (Security) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/570) (offences relating to Channel Tunnel trains and the tunnel system). N.I.

23   An offence under either of the following provisions of the Chemical Weapons Act 1996— N.I.

(a) section 2 (use etc of chemical weapons);

(b) section 11 (premises or equipment for producing chemical weapons).

24   An offence under section 58 or 59 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 (genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and related offences), other than one involving murder. N.I.

25   An offence under either of the following provisions of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001— N.I.

(a) section 47 (use etc of nuclear weapons);

(b) section 50 (assisting or inducing certain weapons-related acts overseas).

26   An offence under any of the following provisions of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004— N.I.

(a) Article 58(1) (possession of firearm with intent to endanger life etc);

(b) Article 59(1) (use of firearm to resist arrest);

(c) Article 59(2) (possession of firearm while committing other offence);

(d) Article 60 (carrying a firearm with criminal intent).

27   An offence under either of the following provisions of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015— N.I.

(a) section 1 (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour);

(b) section 2 (human trafficking).

28   An offence under any of the following provisions of Schedule 4 to the Space Industry Act 2018— N.I.

(a) paragraph 1 (hijacking of spacecraft);

(b) paragraph 2 (destroying, damaging or endangering the safety of spacecraft);

(c) paragraph 3 (other acts endangering or likely to endanger safety of spacecraft);

(d) paragraph 4 (endangering safety at spaceports).]