Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act of 1878. Country/Territory Bahrain Document type Legislation Date 1878 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Asia, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Small Island Developing States, Western Asia Abstract The Act refers to Bahrain 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. Full text English