Guidance
Offences in Northern Ireland which would disqualify transport security personnel
Updated 4 November 2012
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This list explains the offences in Northern Ireland that would disqualify a person from certain positions in the transport security sector.
| English Offence | Northern Ireland Offence |
| Administering chloroform | Administering chloroform Section 22 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Administering poison so as to endanger life | Administering poison so as to endanger life Section 23 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Administering poison | Administering poison Section 24 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Assault occasioning actual bodily harm | Assault occasioning actual bodily harm Section 47 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Assault on police | Assault on Police Section 7 Criminal Justice (Misc. Provisions) Act (NI)1968 |
| Racially or Religiously aggravated actual bodily harm | No NI equivalent |
| Attempting to choke | Attempting to choke Section 21 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Affray | Common Law Affray |
| Causing bodily injury by explosives | Causing bodily harm by explosives Section 28 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Child Abduction | Child Abduction Articles 3&4 Child Abduction (NI)order 1985 |
| Child Destruction | Child Destruction Section 25 Criminal Justice (NI) Act 1945 |
| Cruelty to person under 16 | Cruelty to person under 16 Section (20) 1 Children and Young Persons Act (NI) 1968 |
| Endanger safety of an aircraft | Common to England and Wales and Scotland Article 63 Air Navigation Order 2000 |
| Endangering safety of railway passengers | Endangering persons on train by throwing missiles Section 33 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| False Imprisonment | False Imprisonment Common Law |
| Ill treatment of Mental Patients | Ill Treatment of Mental Patients Art 121 of the Mental Health (NI) order 1986 |
| Kidnapping | Kidnapping Common law |
| Manslaughter | Manslaughter Common Law and Section 5 of the Offences against the person Act 1861 |
| Murder | Common law Murder |
| Attempted Murder | Common law Attempted Murder Article 3(1) of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (NI) Order 1983 |
| Sending explosive substance with intent | Sending explosive substance with intent Section 29 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Soliciting to murder | Soliciting to murder Section 4 Offences against the Person Act 1861 Common Law |
| Threats to kill | Threats to kill Section 16 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Unlawful wounding/inflicting grievous bodily harm | Wounding Section 20 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Wounding/causing grievous bodily harm with intent | Wounding with intent Section 18 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
1. Theft and dishonesty
| Aggravated burglary | Aggravated burglary Section 10 Theft Act (NI) 1969 |
| Aggravated vehicle taking | Taking a vehicle without the owners consent or other authority Art 172 RT (NI) Order 1981 Hi-jacking S2 Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975 |
| Assault with intent to rob | Assault with intent to rob Section 8(2) Theft Act (NI) 1969 |
| Blackmail | Blackmail Section 20 Theft Act (NI) 1969 |
| Burglary (entering and stealing) | Burglary Section 9(1) Theft Act (NI) 1969 |
| Burglary (entering with intent to steal or to attempt to steal) | Burglary Section 9(1)(a) Theft Act (NI) 1969 |
| Company Director publishing false statement | False statements by Company Directors, etc Section 18 Theft Act (NI) Act 1969 |
| Dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit | Dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit Section 23A Theft Act (NI)1969 |
| Dishonest representation for obtaining benefit etc. | Dishonest representation for obtaining benefit Section 105 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 |
| Forgery of Passport | Section 1 Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 |
| Evasion of liability by deception | Deception with intent to default permanently on Liability Art 4(1)(b) Theft (NI) Order 1978 |
| False Accounting (making false entry) (omission of material particular) (furnishing false information) |
False Accounting Section 17 Theft Act (NI) Order 1969<br / >(making false entry) Section 17 (1)(a) Theft Act (NI)Order 1969 (omission of material particular) Section 17 Theft Act (NI) Order 1969 (furnishing false information) Section 17 (1)(b) Theft Act (NI) Order 1969 |
| Going equipped for stealing | Going equipped for theft Section 24(1) Theft Act (NI) 1969 |
| Handling stolen goods (receiving, undertaking or assisting the retention etc.) | Handling stolen goods (receiving, undertaking or assisting the retention, etc.) Section 21 (1) Theft Act (NI) 1969 |
| Making off without payment | Making off without paying Art 5 Theft (NI) Order 1978 |
| Obtaining a money transfer by deception Obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception Obtaining property by deception Obtaining services by deception Procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception |
Obtaining a money transfer by deception Section 15A Theft Act (NI) 1969 Obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception Section 16 Theft Act (NI) 1969 Obtaining property by deception Section 15 Theft Act (NI) 1969 Obtaining services by deception Art 3 Theft (NI) Order 1978 Procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception Section 19(2) Theft Act (NI) 1969 |
| Removing article from places open to the public | Removal of articles from places open to the public Section 11 (1) Theft Act (NI) 1969 |
| Robbery | Robbery Section 8 (1) Theft Act (NI) 1969 |
| Taking conveyance without authority | Taking conveyance without authority Section 12(2) Theft Act (NI) 1969 |
| Theft (from a person, a dwelling, automatic machine or meter, from mail, by an employee, from shop, from or of a vehicle) | Theft (from a person, a dwelling, automatic machine or meter, from mail, by an employee, from shop, from or of a vehicle) Section 1 Theft Act (NI) 1969 |
2. Sexual offences
| Abduction of unmarried girl under 16 from parent or guardian | Abduction of a girl under 16 years Section 55 Offences against the person Act 1861 |
| Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 from parent or guardian | Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 from parent or guardian Section 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 |
| Abduction of woman by force or for the sake of her property | Abduction of woman by force or for the sake of her estate Section 53 Offences against the person Act 1861 |
| Assault with intent to commit buggery | Assault with intent to commit buggery Section 62 Offences Against The Person Act 1861 |
| Detention of woman against her will for unlawful sexual intercourse(or in a brothel) | Unlawful detention of a woman against her will for sexual intercourse (or in a brothel) Section 8 Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 |
| Indecent Assault on a female | Indecent Assault on a female Section 62 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Indecent Assault on a male | Indecent Assault on a male Section 62 Offences against the person Act 1861 |
| Living on earnings of prostitution | Living off immoral earnings Vagrancy Act as amended by the Criminal Law Act 1912 |
| Procuration of intercourse by false pretences | Procuration by false pretences or threats Section 3 Criminal Law Amendment Act 1995 |
| Procuration of woman to become prostitute | Procuration of woman to become prostitute Section 22(1)(a) Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Attempted Rape | Attempted rape Common Law and Article 3(1) of the Criminal Attempts and conspiracy (NI) order 1983 |
| Rape | Rape Common law |
| Exploitation of prostitution | Sections 52, 53 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Trafficking | Sections 57, 59 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Preparatory offences | No NI equivalent |
| Offences outside the United Kingdom | Section 72 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
3. Harmful or dangerous drugs
| Being concerned in the production of a controlled drug | Being concerned in the production of a controlled drugs Section 4(1) and 4(2)(b)Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug | Being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug Section 4(1) and 4(3)(b) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Possessing a Class A controlled drug | Being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug Section 4(1) and 5(2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Possessing a controlled drug with intent | Possessing a controlled drug with intent Section 5(3) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Producing a controlled drug | Producing a controlled drug Section 4(1)(a) and 4(2)(a) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Supplying a controlled drug | Supplying a controlled drug Section 4(1)(b) and 4(3)(a) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Import or Export of controlled drug | Import or Export of controlled drug Section 3 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Concealing or transferring the proceeds of drug trafficking | Concealing or transferring proceeds of criminal conduct Section 47 the proceeds of crime (NI) Order 1996 for offences committed after 24 February 2003, section 327 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 |
| Assisting another person to retain the benefit of drug trafficking | Assisting another to retain the benefit of criminal conduct Section 46 the proceeds of crime (NI) order 1996 for offences committed after 24 February 2003, section 328 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 |
| Acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of drug trafficking | Acquisition, possession or use of the proceeds of criminal conduct Section 45 the proceeds of crime (NI) Order 1996 for offences committed after 24 February 2003, section 329 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 |
| Failure to disclose knowledge or suspicion of money laundering | Failure to disclose knowledge or suspicion of money laundering proceeds of drug trafficking Section 44 the Proceeds of crime (NI) 1996 for offences committed after 24 February 2003, sections 330 to 332 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 |
4. Criminal damage
| Destroying or damaging property (including arson) | Criminal Damage Article 3(1) Criminal Damage (NI) Order 1977 |
| Threats to destroy or damage property | Threats to damage property Article 4 (a) Criminal Damage (NI) Order 1977 |
| Possessing anything with intent to destroy or damage property | Possess article with intent to damage property Article 5(a) Criminal Damage (NI) Order 1977 |
| Causing an explosion likely to endanger life or property | Causing explosion likely to endanger life Section 2 Explosive Substances Act 1883 |
| Attempt to cause explosion, or making or keeping explosive with intent to endanger life or property | Attempt to cause explosion, or making or keeping explosive with intent to endanger life or property Section 3 Explosive Substances Act 1883 |
| Conspiracy to cause explosion | Conspiracy to cause explosion Section 3 (1)(a) of Explosives Substances Act 1883 |
| Making or possession of explosive | Making explosives under suspicious circumstances Section 4(1) Explosive Substance Act 1883 Making explosives with intent to endanger life Section 3(1)(b) Explosive Substance Act 1883 Making explosives with intent to endanger property Section 3(1)(b) Explosive Substance Act 1883 |
| Burning, maiming etc by explosion | Section 29 Offences against the person Act 1861 |
5. Terrorism
| Common to England and Wales and Northern Ireland under Anti Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 and Terrorism Act 2000 | Anti Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 Terrorism Act 2000 |
6. Aviation
| Common to England and Wales and Northern Ireland Aviation Security Act 1982 | Aviation Security Act 1982 |
7. Maritime
| Common to England and Wales and Northern Ireland Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 | Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 |
8. Channel Tunnel
| Common to England and Wales and Northern Ireland Channel Tunnel Security Order 1994 | Channel Tunnel Security Order 1994 |
9. Railways
| Common to England and Wales and Northern Ireland Channel Tunnel Security Order 1994 | Channel Tunnel Security Order 1994 |
10. Firearms
| Possession of a firearm without a certificate | Possession of a firearm without a certificate The Firearms (NI) Order 2004 Article 3(1) |
| Non-compliance with condition of firearm certificate | Failure to Comply with a condition of a Firearm Certificate The Firearms (NI) Order 2004 Article 3(2) |
| Possession of a shotgun without a certificate | Possession of a firearm without a certificate The Firearms (NI) Order 2004 Article 3(1) Common to England and Wales and Scotland under s.2(1) of the Firearms Act 1968 |
| Non-compliance with condition of shotgun certificate | Failure to comply with a condition of a Firearm Certificate The Firearms (NI) Order 2004 Article 3(2) |
| Trading in firearms without being registered as a firearms dealer | Manufacturing, selling, repairing, etc without being registered as a dealer The Firearms (NI) Order 2004 Article 4(1) |
| Selling a firearm to person without a certificate | Sale to any person, other than a Dealer, who does not produce a certificate The Firearms (NI) Order 2004 Article 4(2) and (3) |
| Repairing, testing, etc. firearm for person without a certificate | Sale to any person, other than a Dealer, who does not produce a certificate The firearms (NI)Order 2004 Article 4(2) and (3) |
| Falsifying certificate, etc with view to acquisition of firearm | Production of a false certificate, or a certificate in which a false entry has been made or making a false statement with a view to purchasing or acquiring a firearm The Firearms(NI)Order 2004 Article 4(4) |
| Shortening a shotgun or other smooth bore gun | Shortening the barrel of a shotgun or converting an imitation firearm into a firearm The Firearms (NI)Order 2004 Article 5(1) and (3) |
| Possessing or distributing prohibited weapons or ammunition | Manufacture, dealing in, or possession of prohibited weapons The Firearms (NI) Order 2004 Article 6(1) |
| The sale, acquisition and possession or carrying of firearms | A person who has in their possession, or purchases or acquires, a firearm or ammunition without holding a firearm certificate The Firearms (NI) Order 2004 Article 19(1) |
| Possessing firearm or imitation firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence, or resist arrest, etc | A person who in possession of a firearm or imitation firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence, or to resist arrest or to prevent the arrest of another The Firearms (NI) Order 2004 Article 19(1) |
| Possessing firearm or imitation firearm with intent to endanger life | Carrying firearm with criminal intent The Firearms (NI) Order 2004 Article 17 |
| Possessing firearm or imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence | Carrying firearm with criminal intent |
| Carrying loaded firearm, shotgun, loaded air weapon or any other firearm in public place | Carrying a firearm and ammunition in a public place The Firearms (NI) Order 2004 Article 20 (1) |
| Trespassing with firearms in a building | Trespassing with a firearm in any building The Firearms (NI) Order 2004 Article 21 (1) |
| Possession of firearms by persons previously convicted of crime | Possession of firearm or ammunition by convicted person The Firearms (NI) Order 2004 Article 22(5) |
| Supplying firearms to persons denied them under Section 21 Firearms Act | Sale of firearm to a convicted person; repair of firearm for convicted person The Firearms (NI) Order 2004 Article 22(7) |
11. Immigration
| Assisting unlawful immigration to Member State | Assisting unlawful immigration to Member State Section 25 Immigration Act 1971 |
| Helping asylum claimant to enter UK | Helping asylum claimant to enter UK Section 25A Immigration Act 1971 |
| Assisting entry to UK in breach of deportation or exclusion order | Assisting entry to UK in breach of deportation or exclusion order Section 25B Immigration Act 1971 |
12. Evasion of liability and bail offences
| Failure to surrender to bail | Failing to answer to Bail Article 5 Criminal Justice (NI) Order 2003 |
| Evasion of any duty chargeable on goods | Evasion of any duty chargeable on goods Section 170(1) Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 |
| Evasion of any provision of the Customs and Excise Act applicable to goods | Evasion of any provision of the Customs and Excise Act applicable to goods Section 170(2) Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 |
13. Bomb threats and bomb hoaxes
| Placing or dispatching articles to cause bomb hoax | Placing or dispatching articles to cause bomb hoax Section 51(1) Criminal Law Act 1977 |
| Communicating false information alleging the presence of bombs | Communicating false information alleging the presence of bombs Section 51(2) Criminal Law Act 1977 |
14. Offensive weapons
| Possession of offensive weapon (in a public place) without lawful authority or reasonable excuse | Possessing offensive weapon in public place Art 22 (1) Public order (NI) Order 1987 |
| Having an article with a blade or point in a public place | Possessing article with blade or point in public place Section 139(1) Criminal Justice Act 1988 |
| Having an article with a blade or point on school premises | Having an article with a blade or point on school premises Section 139A Criminal Justice Act 1988 |
| Manufacture and distribution of flick knives and gravity knives | Manufacturer and distribution of flick knives and gravity knives Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 |
15. Protection of children and vulnerable adults
| Taking indecent photograph or pseudo photograph of children | Taking indecent photographs of Children Protection of Children (NI) Order 1978 Article 3 |
| Child Sex Offences | Section 15 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Abuse of position of trust | Sections 16, 17 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Familial child sex offences | No NI equivalent |
| Offences against persons with a mental disorder impeding choice | No NI equivalent |
| Inducements etc. to persons with a mental disorder | No NI equivalent |
| Abuse of children through prostitution and pornography | Sections 47, 50 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |