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(1)If a person, whatever his nationality, does outside the United Kingdom, in relation to or by means of nuclear material, any act which, had he done it in any part of the United Kingdom, would have made him guilty of—
(a)the offence of murder, manslaughter, culpable homicide, assault to injury, malicious mischief or causing injury, or endangering the life of the lieges, by reckless conduct, or
(b)an offence under section 18 or 20 of the Offences against the M1Person Act 1861 or section 1 of the M2Criminal Damage Act 1971 or Article 3 of the M3Criminal Damage (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 or section 78 of the M4Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980, or
(c)the offence of theft, embezzlement, robbery, assault with intent to rob, burglary or aggravated burglary, or
(d)the offence of fraud or extortion or an offence under section 15 or 21 of the M5Theft Act 1968 or section 15 or 20 of the M6Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969,
he shall in any part of the United Kingdom be guilty of such of the offences mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) above as are offences of which the act would have made him guilty had he done it in that part of the United Kingdom.
(2)In this section and in section 2 below, “act” includes omission.
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I1S. 1 wholly in force 2.10.1991 see s. 8(2) and S.I. 1991/1716, art 2
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