Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 2017 c. 6 |
| Year | 2017 |
(1) In this Act—In this Act “ the person does an intentional act of a kind described in any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) of paragraph 1 of Article 15 of the Second Protocol,the act is a violation of the Convention or the Second Protocol, andthe person knows that the property to which the act relates is cultural property.(2) It does not matter whether the act is done in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.(3) If the act is of a kind described in paragraph 1(a) , (b) or (c) of Article 15 of the Second Protocol it does not matter whether the person is a UK national.a UK national, ora person subject to UK service jurisdiction.a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas Citizen,a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 is a British subject,a British protected person within the meaning of that Act, ora body incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.a person subject to service law within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006, ora civilian subject to service discipline within the meaning of that Act.(1) An offence ancillary to an offence under section 3 is capable of being committed in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.(2) An offence ancillary to an offence under section 3 in respect of an act of a kind described in paragraph 1(a) , (b) or (c) of Article 15 of the Second Protocol is capable of being committed by any person, whether a UK national or not.a UK national, ora person subject to UK service jurisdiction.attempting or conspiring to commit that offence, oran offence under section 4(1) or 5(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1967 (assisting an offender or concealing the commission of an offence) where the relevant offence mentioned there is an offence under section 3 of this Act.attempting or conspiring to commit that offence, oran offence under section 4(1) or 5(1) of the Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 18 (N.I.) ) (assisting an offender or concealing the commission of an offence) where the relevant offence mentioned there is an offence under section 3 of this Act.
- “the Convention” means the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, done at the Hague on 14 May 1954;
- “the Regulations for the execution of the Convention” means the Regulations for the execution of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict;
- “the First Protocol” means the Protocol to the Convention, done at the Hague on 14 May 1954;
- “the Second Protocol” means the Second Protocol to the Convention, done at the Hague on 26 March 1999.
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