Cap. 353 ст. 8Jurisdiction of Convention countries for extradition purposes.

(1) For the purposes of the application of the Extradition Act to crimes committed on board an aircraft in flight, any aircraft registered in a Convention country may, at any time while that aircraft is in flight, be deemed to be within the jurisdiction of that country whether or not it is for the time being also within the jurisdiction of any other country.

(2) Offences committed on board an aircraft shall be treated, for purpose of extradition between Malta and a Convention country, as if they had been committed not only in the place where they occurred but also in Malta when any of the circumstances referred to in article 5B exist, and the provisions of the Extradition Act shall apply to the said offences.