# Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act 1890, Section 10: Power to appoint a vice-admiral.


Nothing in this Act shall affect any power of appointing a vice-admiral in and for any British possession or any place therein; and whenever there is not a formally appointed vice-admiral in a British possession or any place therein, the Governor of the possession shall be ex-officio vice-admiral thereof.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/53-54/27/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/colonial-courts-of-admiralty-act-1890/section-10
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