Space Industry Act 2018

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18(1)Schedule 8A to the Police Act 1997 (offences which must always be disclosed) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In the heading before paragraph 20, after “Aviation” insert “ , spaceflight ”.

(3)After paragraph 21 insert—

21AAn offence under any of the following paragraphs of Schedule 4 to the Space Industry Act 2018—

(a)paragraph 1 (hijacking of spacecraft);

(b)paragraph 2 (destroying, damaging or endangering safety of spacecraft);

(c)paragraph 3 (other acts endangering or likely to endanger safety of spacecraft); and

(d)paragraph 5 (offences in relation to certain dangerous articles).

(4)The reference in sub-paragraph (1) above to Schedule 8A is to the Schedule inserted by article 3 of the Police Act 1997 and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Remedial (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/423).

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 12 para. 18 in force at 29.7.2021 by S.I. 2021/817, reg. 2, Sch. para. 117 (with reg. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2021/874, regs. 1(2), 2(4))