Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975

PART I

Common law offences

1 Murder.

2 Manslaughter.

3 The common law offence of arson.

4 Kidnapping.

5 False imprisonment.

Malicious damage

6 An offence under any of the following provisions of the [1861 c. 97.] 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).

Offences against the person

7 An offence under any of the following provisions of the [1861 c. 100.] Offences against the Person Act 1861—

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

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

Explosive substances

8 An offence under any of the following provisions of the [1883 c. 3.] 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.

Firearms

9 An offence under any of the following provisions of the [1969 c. 12 (N.I.).] Firearms Act (Northern Ireland) 1969—

(i) section 14 (possessing firearms or ammunition with intent to endanger life or cause serious damage to property);

(ii) section 15(1) (use of firearm to resist arrest) ;

(iii) section 15(2) (possessing firearm when committing or arrested for specified offences) where the specified offence is one under section 148 of the [1970 c. 2 (N.I.).] Road Traffic Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (taking and driving away a motor vehicle) ;

(iv) section 16 (carrying firearm or imitation firearm with intent to commit indictable offence or prevent arrest of self or another);

(v) section 19A (possessing firearms or ammunition in suspicious circumstances).

Aggravated theft

10 (1) An offence under any of the following provisions of the [1969 c. 16 (N.I.).] Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969—

(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.

Hijacking

11 An offence under section 1 of the [1971 c. 70.] Hijacking Act 1971 (hijacking aircraft).