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2(1)If an offence is committed in connection with any plant or substance, the offence may be treated as having been committed at the place where the plant or substance is for the time being.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) applies only if it is necessary to treat the offence as having been committed there for the purpose of conferring jurisdiction on any court to entertain proceedings for the offence.
(3)In this paragraph—
“plant” includes any machinery, equipment or appliance;
“substance” means any natural or artificial substance, whether in solid or liquid form or in the form of a gas or vapour.
(4)This paragraph is subject to any provision made in nuclear regulations by virtue of section 74(5)(b) (treatment of offences as having been committed at a specified place).
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