(5) At the end of section 40(1) of the 1959 c. 25. (N.I.).
1967 c. 18 (N.I.).County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 as amended by section 8 of the Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (original criminal jurisdiction of county courts in Northern Ireland) the following paragraph shall be added:—
- “(h) any offence of genocide and any attempt, conspiracy or incitement to commit such an offence”.
(6) Section 70 of the 1955 c. 18.
1955 c. 19.Army Act 1955 and section 70 of the Air Force Act 1955 (civil offences) shall each be amended by inserting:—
- (a) in subsection (3), the following paragraph (before paragraph (b)):—
- “(ab) if the corresponding civil offence is an offence of genocide consisting of the killing of any person, be liable to imprisonment for life;”
- (b) in subsection (4), after the words “or rape” the words “or an offence of genocide”; and
- (c) in subsection (5), after the words “or manslaughter” the words “or an offence of genocide consisting of the killing of any person”.
(7) In the 1957 c. 53.Naval Discipline Act 1957:—
- (a) in section 42(1)(b) (punishment of murder) after the words “offence of murder” there shall be inserted the words “or of genocide consisting of the killing of any person”; and
- (b) in section 48(2) (exclusion of jurisdiction of courts-martial) after the words “or rape” there shall be inserted the words “or genocide” and after the words “or manslaughter” there shall be inserted the words “or an offence of genocide consisting of the killing of any person”.
Extradition and evidence for foreign courts.
1870 c. 52.
1967 c. 68.
2.—(1) There shall be deemed to be included—
- (a) in the list of extradition crimes contained in Schedule 1 to the Extradition Act 1870; and
- (b) among the descriptions of offences set out in Schedule 1 to the Fugitive Offenders Act 1967,
any offence of genocide and (so far as not so included by virtue of the foregoing) any attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offence and any direct and public incitement to commit such an offence.
