Preliminary Provisions

5. Persons subject to prosecution

(1)(a) against any person who commits an offence in Malta, or on the sea in any place within the territorial jurisdiction of Malta;

Preliminary Provisions

5. Persons subject to prosecution

(1) (b) against any person who commits an offence on the sea beyond such limits on board any ship or vessel belonging to Malta;

Preliminary Provisions

5. Persons subject to prosecution

(1) (c) against any person who commits an offence on board any aircraft while it is within the air space of Malta or on board any aircraft belonging to Malta wherever it may be;
For the purposes of this paragraph the expression "air space" means the air space above the land areas and territorial waters of Malta;

Preliminary Provisions

5. Persons subject to prosecution

(1) (e) against any person who being in Malta -

(i) shall have become guilty of any offence under article 87(2) or articles 198, 199, 211, 214 to 218, 220, 249 to 251, 311, 312, 314A, 314B, 316 or 317 when committed or directed on or against the person of a protected person or to the prejudice or injury of such person or likely to endanger the life or to cause serious injury to the property, life or health of such a person, or in connection with an attack on any relevant premises or on any vehicle ordinarily used by a protected person or when a protected person is on or in the premises or vehicle; or

(ii) shall have committed any act which if committed in Malta would constitute an offence and such act involved the use of a bomb, grenade, rocket, automatic firearm, letter bomb or parcel bomb which endangered persons,
although the offences referred to in this paragraph shall have been committed outside Malta:
Provided that for the purposes of sub-paragraph (i) of this paragraph it shall be immaterial whether the offender knew that the person was a protected person;