Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975

Extra-territorial Offences

1 Criminal liability for offences in the Republic of Ireland.

2 Hijacking of vehicles or ships.

3 Escape or rescue from detention in Republic of Ireland.

4 Trial of extra-territorial offences.

5 Evidence for trial of extra-territorial offences.

6 Inchoate offences.

Particular offences

7Amendment of Explosive Substances Act 1883.

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Evidence in criminal proceedings

9 Admissibility of written statements made in the Republic of Ireland.

10 Evidence on committal for trial.

11 Prosecution of extra-territorial offences.

12 Consents to prosecutions, etc.

13 Interpretation and saving.

14 Short title, etc.

SCHEDULE 1 Offences in Republic of Ireland Triable in Northern Ireland

Common law offences

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5False imprisonment.

Criminal damage

6Any offence under section 35 of the Malicious Damage Act...

6AAny offence under Article 3(1) and (3) or Article 3(2)...

Offences against the person

7An offence under any of the following provisions of the...

Explosive substances

8An offence under any of the following provisions of the...

9An offence under any of the following provisions of the...

Aggravated theft

10(1) An offence under any of the following provisions of...

11An offence under section 1 of the the Aviation Security...

Endangering safety at aerodromes

11AAn offence under section 1 of the Aviation and Maritime...

Offences relating to ships and fixed platforms

11BAn offence under section 9 of the Aviation and Maritime...

12(1) The provisions of the law of Northern Ireland which...

SCHEDULE 2 Amendments of Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973

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SCHEDULE 3 Extra-Territorial Offences

Exclusion of Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965

1At the end of section 2(2) of the Backing of...

Right of accused to opt for trial in Republic of Ireland

2(1) If a person is accused of an extra-territorial offence,...

Safeguards for persons brought to Northern Ireland under warrant of arrest

3(1) If a person is accused of an extra-territorial offence,...

Rights of accused under paragraphs 2 and 3 above

4(1) When a person charged with an extra-territorial offence appears...

Safeguards for persons previously tried in Republic of Ireland

5It is hereby declared that a person duly tried for...

SCHEDULE 4 Examination of Witnesses Out of Court

Part I Examination in Northern Ireland to Assist Court in Republic of Ireland

1This Part of this Schedule applies where under the law...

2(1) The evidence shall be taken on oath by a...

Attendance of members of court

3(1) Any judge of the court which issued the letter...

Attendance of accused

4(1) The accused shall have— (a) a right to attend...

Part II Examination in Republic of Ireland to Assist Court in Northern Ireland

5(1) For the purposes of— (a) the trial in Northern...

Admissibility of statement of evidence

6(1) A statement of evidence of a witness taken in...

Part III Supplemental

Protection of witnesses

7(1) In proceedings under Part I of this Schedule the...

8(1) Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule, the...

SCHEDULE 5 Consent to Prosecutions

Consequential Amendments

1In section 1(2) of the Public Order Act 1936 for...

2(1) At the end of section 30 of the Theft...

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SCHEDULE 6 Repeals

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Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975

1975 CHAPTER 59

An Act to create extra-territorial offences under the law of Northern Ireland, to amend as respects those and other offences the criminal law of Northern Ireland, to provide for obtaining evidence in Northern Ireland for the trial of offences in the Republic of Ireland and to amend the Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965, the Explosive Substances Act 1883 and the law about the prosecution of offences.

[7th August 1975]