General and supplemental
28Extent and territorial application
1
Subject to subsection (2), this Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2
An amendment made by this Act extends to the same part or parts of the United Kingdom as the provision to which it relates.
3
Section 1 applies if the harm resulting in death is sustained in the United Kingdom or—
a
within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom;
b
on a ship registered under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21);
c
on a British-controlled aircraft as defined in section 92 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16);
d
on a British-controlled hovercraft within the meaning of that section as applied in relation to hovercraft by virtue of provision made under the Hovercraft Act 1968 (c. 59);
e
in any place to which an Order in Council under section 10(1) of the Petroleum Act 1998 (c. 17) applies (criminal jurisdiction in relation to offshore activities).
4
For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) to (d) harm sustained on a ship, aircraft or hovercraft includes harm sustained by a person who—
a
is then no longer on board the ship, aircraft or hovercraft in consequence of the wrecking of it or of some other mishap affecting it or occurring on it, and
b
sustains the harm in consequence of that event.