Up to Life in Prison for Terrorism Related Offences (3 Viewers)

1Endangering safety at aerodromes.
(1)It is an offence for any person by means of any device, substance or weapon intentionally to commit at an aerodrome serving international civil aviation any act of violence which—

(a)causes or is likely to cause death or serious personal injury, and

(b)endangers or is likely to endanger the safe operation of the aerodrome or the safety of persons at the aerodrome.

(2)It is also, subject to subsection (4) below, an offence for any person by means of any device, substance or weapon unlawfully and intentionally—

(a)to destroy or seriously to damage—

(i)property used for the provision of any facilities at an aerodrome serving international civil aviation (including any apparatus or equipment so used), or

(ii)any aircraft which is at such an aerodrome but is not in service, or

(b)to disrupt the services of such an aerodrome,

in such a way as to endanger or be likely to endanger the safe operation of the aerodrome or the safety of persons at the aerodrome.

M1Aviation Security Act 1982 apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of that Act; and the references in section 38(7) of that Act (other proceedings) to Part I of that Act and to that Act include references to this section.

(7)Proceedings for an offence under this section shall not be instituted—

(a)in England and Wales, except by, or with the consent of, the Attorney General, and

(b)in Northern Ireland, except by, or with the consent of, the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.

(8)As respects Scotland, for the purpose of conferring on the sheriff jurisdiction to entertain proceedings for an offence under this section, any such offence shall, without prejudice to any jurisdiction exercisable apart from this subsection, be deemed to have been committed in any place in Scotland where the offender may for the time being be.

(9)In this section—

• act of violence means—
  

M2Person Act 1861 or under section 2 of the M3Explosive Substances Act 1883, and

M4Civil Aviation Act 1982;

• military service and United Kingdom national have the same meaning as in the M5Aviation Security Act 1982; and

• unlawfully—

(a)in relation to the commission of an act in the United Kingdom, means so as (apart from this section) to constitute an offence under the law of the part of the United Kingdom in which the act is committed, and

(b)in relation to the commission of an act outside the United Kingdom, means so that the commission of the act would (apart from this section) have been an offence under the law of England and Wales if it had been committed in England and Wales or of Scotland if it had been committed in Scotland.

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Deleted member 5849 said:

c. 30 [sorry, lost exact figure and can't be bothered to cross-check precise!] were able to continue with the asylum process, 10 are still in the UK, one has been granted leave to remnain in the UK.

Slightly worrying that, even though that's just one so far, that had this protest not happened, they'd have been flown out the country when, it turned out, their asylum application was valid. How many more *have* gone...?

My main concern is whether such a protest deserves a possible sentence longer than for rape...

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Deleted member 5849 said:

c. 30 [sorry, lost exact figure and can't be bothered to cross-check precise!] were able to continue with the asylum process, 10 are still in the UK, one has been granted leave to remnain in the UK.

Slightly worrying that, even though that's just one so far, that had this protest not happened, they'd have been flown out the country when, it turned out, their asylum application was valid. How many more *have* gone...?

My main concern is whether such a protest deserves a possible sentence longer than for rape...

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Deleted member 5849 said:

It's a thread made for him, westendlad...

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fellatio_Martinez said:

What a bunch of complete fuckwits.

I'm surprised they cut the fence and weren't worried about it's feelings.

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Gazolba said:

And I'm sure a lot of them are mothers and fathers so it's not just them who will suffer the punishment.
I'd settle for a jail sentence of up to 12 months, a large fine and a lifetime ban on flying.

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