Piracy Act 1837
Will4and1Vict/7 c. 88 · Enacted 17 July 1837 · Extends to United Kingdom
An Act to amend certain Acts relating to the Crime of Piracy.
Annotations to the whole text
Modifications
- C1
Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)
- C2
Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)
Contents
- 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 2Punishment of piracy when murder is attempted.
- 3Persons guilty of piracy to be transported. Repealed
- 4Punishment of accessories.
- 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
2Punishment of piracy when murder is attempted.
Whosoever, with intent to commit or at the time of or immediately before or immediately after committing the crime of piracy in respect of any ship or vessel, shall assault, with intent to murder, any person being on board of or belonging to such ship or vessel, or shall stab, cut, or wound any such person, or unlawfully do any act by which the life of such person may be endangered, shall be guilty of felony, F1F2and being convicted thereof shall be liable to imprisonment for life . . . F3 .
3Persons guilty of piracy to be transported.C3F1C1C2
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4Punishment of accessories.C1
In the case of every felony punishable under this Act every principal in the second degree and every accessory before the fact shall be punishable . . . F1 in the same manner as the principal in the first degree is by this Act punishable; and every accessory after the fact to any felony punishable under this Act shall, on conviction, be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years.