PART IIATTEMPTS
F1Extended jurisdiction in relation to certain attempts3A
1
If this Article applies to an act, what the person doing the act had in view shall be treated as an offence to which Article 3(1) applies.
2
This Article applies to an act if—
a
it is done in Northern Ireland, and
b
it would fall within Article 3(1) as more than merely preparatory to the commission of a Group A offence but for the fact that that offence, if completed, would not be an offence triable in Northern Ireland.
3
In this Article “Group A offence” has the same meaning as in Part III of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.
4
Paragraph (1) is subject to the provisions of Article 43 of the Order of 1996 (relevance of external law).
5
Where a person does any act to which this Article applies, the offence which he commits shall for all purposes be treated as the offence of attempting to commit the relevant Group A offence.