246EThreats to safety of aircraft

246E Threats to safety of aircraft

Any person who threatens, states that it is his intention, or makes a statement from which it could reasonably be inferred that it is his intention to destroy damage or endanger the safety of an aircraft or to kill or injure all or any of the persons on board an aircraft shall be guilty of an indictable offence and liable to level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum).

Pt 1 Div. 3 Subdiv. (15B) (Heading) inserted by No. 9155 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 9228 s. 2(1)(c).

S. 246F inserted by No. 7088 s. 2(d), substituted by No. 9155 s. 4(b), repealed by No. 9228 s. 2(1)(c).

Pt 1 Div. 3 Subdiv. (5) (Heading) inserted by No. 9228 s. 2(1)(h) (as amended by No. 9427 s. 6(1)).

(5) False statements

S. 247 repealed by No. 9228 s. 2(1)(c), new s. 247 inserted by No. 9228 s. 2(1)(h) (as amended by No. 9427 s. 6(1)), amended by Nos 9576 s. 11(1), 49/1991 s. 119(1)
(Sch. 2 item 56), 48/1997
s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 83).

247 False statements

Any person who makes a statement or conveys information, being a statement or information that he knows to be false, to the effect or from which it could reasonably be inferred that there has been or is to be a plan, proposal, attempt, conspiracy or threat to—

(a) take or exercise control by force or violence of any building (including any structure in the nature of a building or any bridge or mine) aircraft, vessel, motor vehicle or engine or carriage used upon a railway;

(b) destroy, damage or endanger the safety thereof; or

(c) kill or injure all or any of the persons therein or thereon—

shall be guilty of an indictable offence and shall be liable to level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum).

Pt 1 Div. 3 Subdiv. (6) (Heading and ss 247A–247I) inserted by No. 10/2003 s. 5.

(6) Computer offences

S. 247A inserted by No. 10/2003 s. 5.