Part I Attempts etc.

Attempt

1AF1C1 Extended jurisdiction in relation to certain attempts.

1

If this section applies to an act, what the person doing the act had in view shall be treated as an offence to which section 1(1) above applies.

2

This section applies to an act if—

a

it is done in England and Wales, and

b

it would fall within section 1(1) above as more than merely preparatory to the commission of a Group A offence but for the fact that that offence, if completed, would not be an offence triable in England and Wales.

3

In this section “Group A offence” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993.

4

Subsection (1) above is subject to the provisions of section 6 of the Act of 1993 (relevance of external law).

5

Where a person does any act to which this section applies, the offence which he commits shall for all purposes be treated as the offence of attempting to commit the relevant Group A offence.