C2 Part II Offences against the Safety of Ships and Fixed Platforms
C1C314 Ancillary offences.
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Where a person (of whatever nationality) does outside the United Kingdom any act which, if done in the United Kingdom, would constitute an offence falling within subsection (2) below, his act shall constitute that offence if it is done in connection with an offence under section 9, 10, 11 or 12 of this Act committed or attempted by him.
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It is an offence for any person in the United Kingdom to induce or assist the commission outside the United Kingdom of any act which—
a
would, but for subsection (2) of section 9 of this Act, be an offence under that section, or
b
would, but for subsection (5) of section 11 of this Act, be an offence under that section, or
c
would, but for subsection (6) of section 12 of this Act, be an offence under that section, or
d
would, but for subsection (4) of section 13 of this Act, be an offence under that section.
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A person who commits an offence under subsection (4) above is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life.
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Subsection (4) above has effect without prejudice to the operation, in relation to any offence under section 9, 11, 12 or 13 of this Act—
a
in England and Wales, or in Northern Ireland, of section 8 of the M3Accessories and Abettors Act 1861, or
b
in Scotland, of any rule of law relating to art and part guilt.
Pt. II extended (with modifications) (Jersey) (1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/2881, art. 2, Sch. Pts. I, II