PART I JURISDICTION
3 Questions immaterial to jurisdiction in the case of certain offences.
1
A person may be guilty of a Group A or Group B offence whether or not—
a
he was a British citizen at any material time;
b
he was in England and Wales at any such time.
2
On a charge of conspiracy to commit a Group A offence, or on a charge of conspiracy to defraud in England and Wales, the defendant may be guilty of the offence whether or not—
a
he became a party to the conspiracy in England and Wales;
b
any act or omission or other event in relation to the conspiracy occurred in England and Wales.
3
On a charge of attempting to commit a Group A offence, the defendant may be guilty of the offence whether or not—
a
the attempt was made in England and Wales;
b
it had an effect in England and Wales.
4
Subsection (1)(a) does not apply where jurisdiction is given to try the offence in question by an enactment which makes provision by reference to the nationality of the person charged.
5
Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to any charge under the M1Criminal Law Act 1977 brought by virtue of section 1A of that Act.
6
Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to any charge under the M2Criminal Attempts Act 1981 brought by virtue of section 1A of that Act.