Fickle

The South African FIC corpus, mapped.

Corpus last synced 15 May 2026 at 11:22 SAST.

Automated best effort research support. Fickle uses deterministic rules and AI assistance to resolve relationships and statuses where it can. It can be wrong, incomplete, or superseded. Check the cited source before relying on it.

Statutes section 9

Section 9: Any person who intentionally, by force or threat thereof, or by any other form of intimidation, seizes or exercises control of an aircraft and with the purpose of—

In force date not confirmed

9. Any person who intentionally, by force or threat thereof, or by any other form of intimidation, seizes or exercises control of an aircraft and with the purpose of—

(a) causing any person on board the aircraft to be detained against his or her will;

(b) causing any person on board the aircraft to be transported against his or her will to any place other than the next scheduled place of landing of the aircraft;

(c) holding any person on board the aircraft for ransom or to service against his or her will; or

(d) causing that aircraft to deviate from its flight plan.

is guilty of an offence of hijacking an aircraft.

## Offences relating to hijacking a ship or endangering safety of maritime navigation