4. pants

Nothing in this Convention shall be deemed to create an

obligation for a Contracting State to establish an in-flight

security officer programme or to agree to a bilateral or

multilateral agreement or arrangement authorizing foreign

in-flight security officers to operate in its

territory."

Article VIII

Article 9 of the Convention shall be replaced by the

following:

"Article 9

l. The aircraft commander may deliver to the competent

authorities of any Contracting State in the territory of which

the aircraft lands any person who he has reasonable grounds to

believe has committed on board the aircraft an act which, in his

opinion, is a serious offence.