Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975

Section 1.

SCHEDULE 1 N.I. Offences in Republic of Ireland Triable in Northern Ireland

Part I N.I.

Common law offences N.I.

1 N.I. Murder.

2 N.I. Manslaughter.

3 The common law offence of arson.

4 N.I. Kidnapping.

5 N.I. False imprisonment.

Malicious damage N.I.

6 An offence under any of the following provisions of the M1 Malicious Damage Act 1861—

(i) section 1 (setting fire to church, etc.);

(ii) section 2 (setting fire to a dwelling house while a person is inside);

(iii) section 3 (setting fire to house, outhouse or business or farming premises with intent to injure or defraud any person);

(iv) section 4 (setting fire to railway station, etc.);

(v) section 5 (setting fire to any public building);

(vi) section 6 (setting fire to other buildings);

(vii) section 7 (setting fire to goods in certain buildings);

(viii) section 35 (interference with railway).

Marginal Citations

M1 1861 c. 97.

Valid from 01/11/1992

[F1 6A N.I. Any offence under Article 3(1) and (3) or Article 3(2) and (3) of the Criminal Damage (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (arson).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 Pt. I paras. 6, 6A and cross-heading substituted (1.11.1992) for para. 6 by S.I. 1991/1711, art.6; S.R. 1992/468, art.2

Offences against the person N.I.

7 N.I. An offence under any of the following provisions of the Offences against the M2 Person Act 1861—

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

(ii) section 20 (causing grievous bodily harm).

Marginal Citations

M2 1861 c. 100.

Explosive substances N.I.

8 N.I. An offence under any of the following provisions of the M3 Explosive Substances Act 1883—

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

(ii) section 3 (attempting to cause any such explosion, and making or possessing explosive with intent to endanger life or damage property);

(iii) section 4 (making or possessing explosive in suspicious circumstances).

Note. The said sections 2 and 3 are amended by section 7 of this Act.

Marginal Citations

M3 1883 c. 3.

Firearms N.I.

[F2 9 N.I. An offence under any of the following provisions of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 1981—

(i) Article 17 (possessing firearms or ammunition with intent to endanger life or cause serious damage to property);

(ii) Article 18(1) (use of firearm to resist arrest);

(iii) Article 18(2) (possessing firearm when committing or arrested for specified offences) where the specified offence is one under section 148 of the Road Traffic Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (taking and driving away a motor vehicle);

(iv) Article 19 (carrying firearm or imitation firearm with intent to commit indictable offence or prevent arrest of self or another);

(v) Article 23 (possessing firearms or ammunition in suspicious circumstances).]

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 1 para. 9 substituted by S.I. 1981/155, (N.I. 2), Sch. 4 para. 1(a)

Aggravated theft N.I.

10 (1) An offence under any of the following provisions of the M4 Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969— N.I.

(i) section 8 (robbery);

(ii) section 10 (aggravated burglary).

(2) Robbery and aggravated burglary are included in this Schedule only where it is charged that an explosive, firearm, imitation firearm or weapon of offence was used to commit the offence; and expressions defined in the said section 10 have the same meaning when used in this sub-paragraph.

Marginal Citations

M4 1969 c. 16 (N.I.)

Hijacking N.I.

11 N.I. An offence under section 1 of the [F3 the Aviation Security Act 1982] (hijacking aircraft).

Textual Amendments

F3 Words substituted by Aviation Security Act 1982 (c. 36, SIF 9), Sch. 2 para. 5

[F4 Endangering safety at aerodromes N.I.

Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. 1 paras. 11A, 11B inserted by Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 (c. 31, SIF 39:2), s. 53(1), Sch. 3 para. 4

11A N.I. An offence under section 1 of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 (endangering safety at aerodromes).]

[F5 Offences relating to ships and fixed platforms N.I.

Textual Amendments

F5 Sch. 1 paras. 11A, 11B inserted by Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 (c. 31, SIF 39:2), s. 53(1), Sch. 3 para. 4

11B N.I. An offence under section 9 of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 (hijacking of ships) or under section 10 of that Act (seizing or exercising control of fixed platforms).]

Part II N.I.

12 (1) The provisions of the law of Northern Ireland which are referred to in Part I of this Schedule, as applied by this Act to acts or ommissions in the Republic of Ireland, shall be read with any necessary modifications, and in particular as if references to what is lawful or unlawful included what is lawful or unlawful under the law of the Republic of Ireland. N.I.

(2) In applying [F6 Article 23 of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 1981] (possession of firearms or ammunition in suspicious circumstances) to acts or omissions in the Republic of Ireland, the absence of the licence or other authority requisite under the law of the Republic of Ireland relating to firearms, or a breach of a condition attached to the licence or other authority, is a circumstance which may give rise to a reasonable suspicion that possession is not for a lawful object.

The provisions of this sub-paragraph are without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1) above.

(3) The reference in section 1(3) of this Act to an offence under subsection (1) includes all offences to which subsection (1) applies whether or not the act or omission in the Republic of Ireland is, under the M5 Explosive Substances Act 1883 or any other enactment, an offence under the law of Northern Ireland apart from the provisions of the said subsection (1).

Textual Amendments

F6 Words substituted by S.I. 1981/155, (N.I. 2), Sch. 4 para. 1(b)

Marginal Citations

M5 1883 c. 3.