Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act, 1878.
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Abstract
The Act refers to Pitcairn as a Dominion of the United Kingdom and relates to the trial of offences committed on the sea "within a certain distance of the coast of Her Majesty's Dominion". A definition of Territorial Waters is given in section 7. Offences committed by foreigners on board of ships within the territorial sea shall be an offence with the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom.
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Long title of text
An act to regulate the law relating to the trail of offences committed on the sea with a certain distance of the coast of her Majesty's dominions.
Notes
Revised edition of the 1878 Act.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Official publication, 6 pp.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No