Cap. 353 Art. 19Offence of committing violence on board anaircraftinflight, etc.

(1) Whoever unlawfully and intentionally -

(a) commits an act of violence against a person on board an aircraft in flight which is likely to endanger the safety of such aircraft; or

(b) destroys an aircraft in service or causes damage to such aircraft in such a manner as to render it incapable of flight or which is likely to endanger its safety in flight; or

(c) places or causes to be placed on an aircraft in service, by any means whatsoever, a device or substance which is likely to destroy that aircraft, or to cause damage to it which renders it incapable of flight, or to cause damage to it which is likely to endanger its safety in flight; or

(d) communicates such information which he knows to be false so as to endanger the safety of an aircraft in flight, shall be liable to imprisonment from twelve (12) years to life.

(2) Whoever unlawfully and intentionally using any device, substance or weapon -

(a) performs an act of violence against a person at an airport serving international civil aviation which causes or is likely to cause serious injury or death; or

(b) destroys or seriously damages the facilities of an airport serving international civil aviation or aircraft not in service located therein or disrupts the services of the airport, if such an act endangers or is likely to endanger the safety at that airport shall be liable to life imprisonment or to such lesser punishment, being not less than imprisonment for three years, as the court may deem fit.

(3) For the purpose of this article "act of violence" means any act which would constitute the offences under articles 211, 212, 214, 216, 217, 218, 220 and 222 of the Criminal Code; or any act whereby an explosion of a nature likely to endanger life, or to cause serious injury to property, is maliciously caused by means of any explosive substance, whether or not any injury to person or property is actually caused; "explosive substance" has the same meaning assigned to it by article 314 of the Criminal Code.