246BSetting fire etc. to aircraft

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246B Setting fire etc. to aircraft

Any person who unlawfully and maliciously sets fire to or in any way destroys any aircraft whether complete or incomplete shall be guilty of an indictable offence and shall be liable to level 4 imprisonment (15 years maximum).

S. 246C inserted by No. 7088 s. 2(d), amended by Nos 9576 s. 11(1), 49/1991 s. 119(1)
s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 81).