Offences at Sea Act
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Offences at Sea Act is a stock short title
used for legislation
in New Zealand
and the United Kingdom
relating to the piracy
and other offences within the jurisdiction of the admiralty.
Short title
The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions , as well as the United States. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the...
used for legislation
Legislation
Legislation is law which has been promulgated by a legislature or other governing body, or the process of making it...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
relating to the piracy
Piracy
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. It does not normally include crimes committed against persons traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator...
and other offences within the jurisdiction of the admiralty.
United Kingdom
- The Offences at Sea Act 1536 (28 Hen 8 c 15) (Repealed by section 10(2) of, and Part I of Schedule 3, to the Criminal Law Act 1967Criminal Law Act 1967The Criminal Law Act 1967 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. However, with some minor exceptions, it generally applies to only England and Wales. It made some major changes to English criminal law...
) - The Offences at Sea Act 1799Offences at Sea Act 1799The Offences at Sea Act 1799 is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The long title of the Act is "An Act for remedying certain Defects in the Law respecting Offences committed upon the High Seas." It is still in force. It extended the jurisdiction of British courts to crimes committed by...
(39 Geo 3 c 37) - The Offences at Sea Act 1806 (46 Geo 3 c 54) (Repealed by section 10(2) of, and Part I of Schedule 3 to the Criminal Law Act 1967Criminal Law Act 1967The Criminal Law Act 1967 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. However, with some minor exceptions, it generally applies to only England and Wales. It made some major changes to English criminal law...
) - The Offences at Sea Act 1820 (1 Geo 4 c 90) (The whole Act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 10(2) of, and Part I of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967Criminal Law Act 1967The Criminal Law Act 1967 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. However, with some minor exceptions, it generally applies to only England and Wales. It made some major changes to English criminal law...
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