Part I

Attempts etc.

Attempt

Extended jurisdiction in relation to certain attempts.
1A
1
If this section applies to an act, what the person doing the act had in view shall be treated as an offence to which section 1(1) above applies.
2
This section applies to an act if—
a
it is done in England and Wales, and
b
it would fall within section 1(1) above 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 England and Wales.
3
In this section “
Group A offence
” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993.
4
Subsection (1) above is subject to the provisions of section 6 of the Act of 1993 (relevance of external law).
5
Where a person does any act to which this section applies, the offence which he commits shall for all purposes be treated as the offence of attempting to commit the relevant Group A offence.
S. 1A inserted (1.6.1999) by 1993 c. 36, ss. 1(1), 5(2); S.I. 1999/1189, art. 2
S. 1A restricted (1.6.1999) by 1993 c. 36, ss. 1(1), 6(2); S.I. 1999/1189, art. 2