Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983

1 Extended scope of certain offences.U.K.

(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 [F1 section 52 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995], 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 F2... 21 of the M4Theft Act 1968 or section F2... 20 of the M5Theft 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.

[F3(1A)If—

(a)a person, whatever his nationality, does outside the United Kingdom an act directed at a nuclear facility, or which interferes with the operation of such a facility,

(b)the act causes death, injury or damage resulting from the emission of ionising radiation or the release of radioactive material, and

(c)had he done that act in any part of the United Kingdom, it would have made him guilty of an offence mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) above,

the person shall in any part of the United Kingdom be guilty of such of the offences mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (b) as are offences of which the act would have made him guilty had he done it in that part of the United Kingdom.]

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