Part 18Miscellaneous and General

General

360Aircraft: territorial limitations

1

A person does not commit an offence under Part 3, 4, 10 or 11 of this Act if the conduct which would otherwise constitute the offence takes place—

a

on board an aircraft, and

b

at a time when the aircraft is in international airspace.

2

In this section “international airspace” means airspace other than airspace above Great Britain or above the territorial sea adjacent to Great Britain (within the meaning given by section 1 of the Territorial Sea Act 1987).