Cap. 9 Art. 314CDJurisdiction.

(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of article 5, the

Maltese courts shall also have jurisdiction over the offences in articles 314A, 314B, 314C, 314CA and 314CB, where:

(a) the offender is a Maltese national or permanent resident in Malta; or

(b) the offence is committed against a Maltese national or permanent resident in Malta; or

(c) the offence is committed in an attempt to compel Malta to do or to abstain from doing an act; or

(d) the offence is committed on board an aircraft which is operated by the Government of Malta; or

(e) the offence is committed against Malta or a government facility of Malta abroad, including an embassy or other diplomatic or consular premises of Malta.

(2) For the purposes of this article the phrase "permanent resident" shall have the same meaning assigned to it by article 5(1)(d).