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Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Cases in which certain offences are not to be regarded as of a political character

  3. 2.Restrictions on return of criminal under Extradition Act 1870, or to Republic of Ireland, in certain cases

  4. 3.Extraditable offences

  5. 4.Jurisdiction in respect of offences committed outside United Kingdom

  6. 5.Power to apply provisions of Act to non-convention countries

  7. 6.Amendment of Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975, Sch. 3

  8. 7.Extension to Channel Islands, Isle of Man and other countries

  9. 8.Provisions as to interpretation and orders

  10. 9.Short title, repeals and commencement

  11. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      List of Offences

      1. Common law offences

        1. 1.Murder.

        2. 2.Manslaughter or culpable homicide.

        3. 3.Rape.

        4. 4.Kidnapping, abduction or plagium.

        5. 5.False imprisonment.

        6. 6.Assault occasioning actual bodily harm or causing injury.

        7. 7.Wilful fire-raising.

      2. Offences against the person

        1. 8.An offence under any of the following provisions of the...

        2. 9.An offence under section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act...

      3. Abduction

        1. 10.An offence under any of the following provisions of the...

        2. 11.An offence under section 20 of the Sexual Offences Act...

      4. Explosives

        1. 12.An offence under any of the following provisions of the...

        2. 13.An offence under any of the following provisions of the...

      5. Firearms

        1. 14.The following offences under the Firearms Act 1968—

        2. 15.The following offences under the Firearms Act (Northern Ireland) 1969—...

      6. Offences against property

        1. 16.An offence under section 1(2) of the Criminal Damage Act...

        2. 17.An offence under Article 3(2) of the Criminal Damage (Northern...

      7. Offences in relation to aircraft

        1. 18.An offence under the Hijacking Act 1971.

        2. 19.An offence under Part I of the Protection of Aircraft...

      8. Attempts

        1. 20.An offence of attempting to commit any offence mentioned in...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Repeals

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