Cap. 353 Art. 12Hijacking.

(1) Without prejudice to any other punishment to which the offence may be liable under the Criminal Code or any other law, whosoever -

(a) on board an aircraft in service, unlawfully, by force or threat of force or by coercion or any other form of intimidation or by any technological means, seizes or exercises control of that aircraft; or

(b) threatens to commit any of the acts in paragraph (a) or unlawfully causes another person to receive such a threat; or

(c) organizes or directs others to commit an offence under paragraph (a); or

(d) in any other way knowingly contributes to the commission of one or more of the offences under paragraphs (a) and (b), by a group of persons acting with a common purpose when such contribution is made with the aim of furthering the general criminal activity or purpose of the group or in the knowledge of the intention of the group to commit the offence or offences concerned; or

(e) unlawfully assists an offender to evade investigation, prosecution or punishment in relation to one or more offences under paragraphs (a) to (d), both inclusive, the aircraft by ground personnel or by the crew for a specific flight until twenty-four hours after any landing. In the case of a forced landing, the flight shall be deemed to continue until the competent authorities take over the responsibility for the aircraft and for persons and property on board.