Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act, 1878. Country/Territory Pitcairn (UK) Document type Legislation Date 1878 (1978) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official publication, 6 pp. Long titleAn 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. Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Offences/penalties Sovereignty Geographical area Oceania, Polynesia, South Pacific 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. Full text English