# Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act to consolidate the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts.
[4th August 1890]
Whereas by treaty, capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance, and other lawful means, Her Majesty the Queen has jurisdiction within divers foreign countries, and it is expedient to consolidate the Acts relating to the exercise of Her Majesty’s jurisdiction out of Her Dominions:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/53-54/37/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foreign-jurisdiction-act-1890/introduction
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