Offences at Sea Act 1799
39 Geo. 3 c. 37 · Enacted 10 May 1799 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland
An Act for remedying certain Defects in the Law respecting Offences committed upon the High Seas.
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Modifications
- C1
Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)
- C2
Preamble repealed by Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58), Sch. 3 Pt. I
Contents
- 1All offences whatever committed on the high seas shall be liable to the same punishments as if committed on shore.
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1All offences whatever committed on the high seas shall be liable to the same punishments as if committed on shore.X1
All and every offence and offences which after the passing of this Act shall be committed upon the high seas, out of the body of any county of this realm, shall be and they are hereby declared to be offences . . . F1 liable to the same punishments respectively, as if they had been committed upon the shore, . . .