Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975

2 Hijacking of vehicles or ships.N.I.

(1)A person who in Northern Ireland or in the Republic of Ireland unlawfully, by force or threat thereof, or by any other form of intimidation—

(a)seizes or exercises control of or otherwise interferes with the control of any vehicle (whether mechanically propelled or not) . . . F1, or

(b)compels or induces some other person to use a vehicle, ship or hovercraft for an unlawful purpose,

shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years.

(2)In this section—

  • “ship” includes any boat or other vessel;

  • “vehicle” includes a railway train or any other railway vehicle.

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