Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1998
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Disruptive behaviour on board aircraft in flight. |
65.—The Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1973 , is hereby amended by the insertion of the following section: | |
“2A.—(1) A person on board an aircraft in flight who is intoxicated to such extent as to give rise to a reasonable apprehension that he or she is likely to endanger the safety of himself or herself or the safety of others on board the aircraft shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(2) A person on board an aircraft in flight who, without justification, engages in behaviour that is likely to cause serious offence or annoyance to any person on board the aircraft, at any time after having been requested by a member of the crew of the aircraft to cease such behaviour, shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(3) A person on board an aircraft in flight who engages in behaviour of a threatening, abusive or insulting nature whether by word or gesture with intent to cause a breach of the peace or being reckless as to whether a breach of the peace might be occasioned shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall— | ||
(a) in the case of an offence under subsection (1) or (2), be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £500, or | ||
(b) in the case of an offence under subsection (3), be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £700 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 months, or to both.”. |