ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Protection of Aircraft Act
7. Provisions as to extradition.
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
7. Provisions as to extradition.
(1)For the purposes of the application of the extradition laws to crimes committed on board an aircraft—(a)any aircraft registered in a Convention country shall, at any time while that aircraft is in flight or in service, be deemed to be within the jurisdiction of that country, whether or not it is for the time being also within the jurisdiction of some other country;(b)no offence which may, or does, jeopardize the safety of an aircraft, or of any person or property on board an aircraft, in flight shall be regarded as an offence of a political nature irrespective of the motive or alleged motive for such offence.(2)In this section, "the extradition laws" means the Extradition (Contiguous and Foreign Countries) Act (Cap. 76) and the Extradition (Commonwealth Countries) Act (Cap. 77).