Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Act 2019
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Offences outside State | ||
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3. (1) A person who, in a place outside the State, commits an act that would, if the act occurred in the State, constitute an offence under section 2 , shall be guilty of an offence if— | ||
(a) the act is committed on board an Irish ship within the meaning of section 9 of the Mercantile Marine Act 1955 , | ||
(b) the act is committed on board an aircraft registered in the State, or | ||
(c) the person is a member of the Defence Forces. | ||
(2) A person to whom subsection (1) applies who attempts, in a place outside the State, to commit an offence to which that subsection refers shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(3) Proceedings for an offence under this section may be taken in any place in the State and the offence may for all incidental purposes be treated as having been committed in that place. |