Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983

4 Amendments of other Acts.

(1) In consequence of the provisions of this Act—

(a) in subsections (1) and (2) of section 2 of the Internationally

Protected Persons Act 1978 (which relates to certain offences committed outside the United Kingdom) after the words “Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978” there shall be inserted in each place the words “and the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983”; and

(b) in subsections (4) and (5) of section 4 of the Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978 (which also relates to certain offences committed outside the United Kingdom) after the words “Internationally Protected Persons Act 1978” there shall be inserted in each place the words “and the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983”.

(2) In the Schedule to the [1952 c. 67.] Visiting Forces Act 1952 (which specifies the offences which are offences against the person and against property for the purposes of section 3 of that Act)—

(a) at the end of each of paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 there shall be inserted the following subparagraph—

“(d) an offence under section 2 of the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983, where the circumstances are that—

(i) in the case of a contravention of subsection (2), the act falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection would, had it been done, have constituted an offence falling within subparagraph (a) or (b) of this paragraph, or

(ii) in the case of a contravention of subsection (3) or (4), the act threatened would, had it been done, have constituted such an offence”; and

(b) at the end of paragraph 3 there shall be inserted the following subparagraph—

“(k) an offence under section 2 of the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983, where the circumstances are that—

(i) in the case of a contravention of subsection (2), the act falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection would, had it been done, have constituted an offence falling within the foregoing subparagraphs, or

(ii) in the case of a contravention of subsection (3) or (4), the act threatened would, had it been done, have constituted such an offence.”

(3) In Part I of Schedule 4 to the [1978 c. 5.] Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 (scheduled offences for the purposes of that Act),—

(a) in paragraph 12, for the words, “note 4” there shall be substituted the words “notes 4 and 5” and at the end there shall be added the following subparagraphs—

“(c) section 1 (theft);

(d) section 9 (burglary);

(e) section 15 (obtaining property by deception);

(f) section 20 (blackmail)”;

(b) the paragraph inserted by section 2(3) of the [1982 c. 28.] Taking of Hostages Act 1982 as paragraph 19A shall be renumbered 19B and after that paragraph there shall be inserted the following—

“Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983.

19C Offences under section 2 of the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983 (offences involving nuclear material: preparatory acts and threats)”; and

(c) in the Notes, for note 4 there shall be substituted the following notes—

“4 Robbery and aggravated burglary are scheduled offences only where it is charged—

(a) that an explosive, firearm, imitation firearm or weapon of offence was used to commit the offence; or

(b) that the offence was committed in relation to or by means of nuclear material within the meaning of the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983;

and expressions defined in section 10 of the [1969 c. 16. (N.I.).] Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 have the same meaning when used in this note.

5 An offence under section 1, 9, 15 or 20 of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 is a scheduled offence only where it is charged that the offence was committed in relation to or by means of nuclear material within the meaning of the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983.”