The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016.
| Enactment Date | 13 May 2016 |
| Record Number | 201630 |
| Act Number | 30 |
| Date | 13 May 2016 |
| Court | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
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THE ANTI-HIJACKING ACT, 2016
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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S
ECTIONS
CHAPTER I
P
RELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent, application and commencement.
2. Definitions.
CHAPTER II
H
IJACKING AND
C
ONNECTED
O
FFENCES
3. Hijacking.
4. Punishment for hijacking.
5. Punishment for acts of violence connected with hijacking.
6. Conferment of powers of investigations, etc.
7. Jurisdiction.
8. Designated Court.
9. Offences triable by Designated Court.
CHAPTER III
M
ISCELLANEOUS
10. Application of Code to proceedings before Designated Court.
11. Provisions as to extradition.
12. Provision as to bail.
13. Contracting parties to Convention.
14. Power to treat certain aircraft to be registered in Convention countries.
15. Previous sanction necessary for prosecution.
16. Presumption as to offences under sections 3 and 5.
17. Protection of action taken in good faith.
18. Powers of investigating officers to seize or attach property.
19. Confiscation and forfeiture of property.
20. General power to make rules.
21. Repeal and savings.
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