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The Extradition (Tokyo Convention) Order 1997

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.This Order may be cited as the Extradition (Tokyo Convention)...

  3. 2.(1) Schedule 2 to this Order specifies in the first...

  4. 3.The Extradition Act 1989, so far as it relates to...

  5. 4.The following Orders are hereby revoked— The Extradition (Tokyo Convention)...

  6. 5.This Order extends only to the United Kingdom, the Channel...

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      The Convention

      1. TOKYO CONVENTION ON OFFENCES AND CERTAIN OTHER ACTS COMMITTED ON BOARD AIRCRAFT

        1. The States Parties to this Convention,

        2. Have agreed as follows:

      2. CHAPTER I SCOPE OF THE CONVENTION

        1. Article 1

          1. 1.This Convention shall apply in respect of:

          2. 2.Except as provided in Chapter III, this Convention shall apply...

          3. 3.For the purposes of this Convention, an aircraft is considered...

          4. 4.This Convention shall not apply to aircraft used in military,...

        2. Article 2

          1. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 4 and except...

      3. CHAPTER II JURISDICTION

        1. Article 3

          1. 1.The State of registration of the aircraft is competent to...

          2. 2.Each Contracting State shall take such measures as may be...

          3. 3.This Convention does not exclude any criminal jurisdiction exercised in...

        2. Article 4

          1. 1.A Contracting State which is not the State of registration...

      4. CHAPTER III POWERS OF THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER

        1. Article 5

          1. 1.The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to offences...

          2. 2.Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1, paragraph 3, an aircraft...

        2. Article 6

          1. 1.The aircraft commander may, when he has reasonable grounds to...

          2. 2.The aircraft commander may require or authorize the assistance of...

        3. Article 7

          1. 1.Measures of restraint imposed upon a person in accordance with...

          2. 2.The aircraft commander shall, as soon as practicable, and if...

        4. Article 8

          1. 1.The aircraft commander may, in so far as it is...

          2. 2.The aircraft commander shall report to the authorities of the...

        5. Article 9

          1. 1.The aircraft commander may deliver to the competent authorities of...

          2. 2.The aircraft commander shall as soon as practicable and if...

          3. 3.The aircraft commander shall furnish the authorities to whom any...

        6. Article 10

          1. For actions taken in accordance with this Convention, neither the...

      5. CHAPTER IV UNLAWFUL SEIZURE OF AIRCRAFT

        1. Article 11

          1. 1.When a person on board has unlawfully committed by force...

          2. 2.In the cases contemplated in the preceding paragraph, the Contracting...

      6. CHAPTER V POWERS AND DUTIES OF STATES

        1. Article 12

          1. Any Contracting State shall allow the commander of an aircraft...

        2. Article 13

          1. 1.Any Contracting State shall take delivery of any person whom...

          2. 2.Upon being satisfied that the circumstances so warrant, any Contracting...

          3. 3.Any person in custody pursuant to the previous paragraph shall...

          4. 4.Any Contracting State, to which a person is delivered pursuant...

          5. 5.When a State, pursuant to this Article, has taken a...

        3. Article 14

          1. 1.When any person has been disembarked in accordance with Article...

          2. 2.Neither disembarkation, nor delivery, nor the taking of custody or...

        4. Article 15

          1. 1.Without prejudice to Article 14, any person who has been...

          2. 2.Without prejudice to its law as to entry and admission...

      7. CHAPTER VI OTHER PROVISIONS

        1. Article 16

          1. 1.Offences committed on aircraft registered in a Contracting State shall...

          2. 2.Without prejudice to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, nothing...

        2. Article 17

          1. In taking any measures for investigation or arrest or otherwise...

        3. Article 18

          1. If Contracting States establish joint air transport operating organizations or...

      8. CHAPTER VII FINAL CLAUSES

        1. Article 19

          1. Until the date on which this Convention comes into force...

        2. Article 20

          1. 1.This Convention shall be subject to ratification by the signatory...

          2. 2.The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the International...

        3. Article 21

          1. 1.As soon as twelve of the signatory States have deposited...

          2. 2.As soon as this Convention comes into force, it shall...

        4. Article 22

          1. 1.This Convention shall, after it has come into force, be...

          2. 2.The accession of a State shall be effected by the...

        5. Article 23

          1. 1.Any Contracting State may denounce this Convention by notification addressed...

          2. 2.Denunciation shall take effect six months after the date of...

        6. Article 24

          1. 1.Any dispute between two or more Contracting States concerning the...

          2. 2.Each State may at the time of signature or ratification...

          3. 3.Any Contracting State having made a reservation in accordance with...

        7. Article 25

          1. Except as provided in Article 24 no reservation may be...

        8. Article 26

          1. The International Civil Aviation Organization shall give notice to all...

          2. In witness whereof the undersigned Plenipotentiaries, being duly authorized, have...

          3. Done at Tokyo, on the fourteenth day of September, One...

          4. This Convention shall be deposited with the International Civil Aviation...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      FOREIGN STATES WHICH ARE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION AND IN RELATION TO WHICH ORDERS IN COUNCIL UNDER SECTION 2 OF THE EXTRADITION ACT 1870 ARE IN FORCE

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      1. PART I FOREIGN STATES WHICH ARE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION AND WITH WHICH NO EXTRADITION TREATIES ARE IN FORCE

      2. PART II APPLICATION OF THE EXTRADITION ACT 1989 IN THE CASE OF A STATE MENTIONED IN PART I

        1. 1.The Extradition Act 1989 shall have effect in relation to...

        2. 2.No proceedings shall be taken on an application for a...

      3. PART III

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      TERRITORIES TO WHICH THIS ORDER EXTENDS

      1. Anguilla Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British...

  9. Explanatory Note

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