The Extradition (Tokyo Convention) Order 1997

CHAPTER I SCOPE OF THE CONVENTION

Article 1

1.  This Convention shall apply in respect of:

(a) offences against penal law;

(b) acts which, whether or not they are offences, may or do jeopardize the safety of the aircraft or of persons or property therein or which jeopardize good order and discipline on board.

2.  Except as provided in Chapter III, this Convention shall apply in respect of offences committed or acts done by a person on board any aircraft registered in a Contracting State, while that aircraft is in flight or on the surface or the high seas or of any other area outside the territory of any State.

3.  For the purposes of this Convention, an aircraft is considered to be in flight from the moment when the power is applied for the purpose of take-off until the moment when the landing run ends.

4.  This Convention shall not apply to aircraft used in military, customs or police services.

Article 2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 4 and except when the safety of the aircraft or of persons or property on board so requires, no provision of this Convention shall be interpreted as authorizing or requiring any action in respect of offences against penal laws of a political nature or those based on racial or religious discrimination.