94 Powers of commander of aircraft
Civil Aviation Act 1982 (1982 c 16) | Legislation

Powers of commander of aircraft

94  Powers of commander of aircraft

(1)     The provisions of subsections (2) to (5) below shall have effect for the purposes of any proceedings before any court in the United Kingdom.

(2)     If the commander of an aircraft in flight, wherever that aircraft may be, has reasonable grounds to believe in respect of any person on board the aircraft—

(a)     that the person in question has done or is about to do any act on the aircraft while it is in flight which jeopardises or may jeopardise—

(i)     the safety of the aircraft or of persons or property on board the aircraft, or

(ii)     good order and discipline on board the aircraft, or

(b)     that the person in question has done on the aircraft while in flight any act which in the opinion of the commander is a serious offence under any law in force in the country in which the aircraft is registered, not being a law of a political nature or based on racial or religious discrimination,

then, subject to subsection (4) below, the commander may take with respect to that person such reasonable measures, including restraint of his person, as may be necessary—

(i)

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