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Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act, 1878.

País/Territorio
Pitcairn (RU)
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1878 (1978)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Official publication, 6 pp.
Título completo
An 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.
Materia
Mar
Palabra clave
Zona marítima Mar territorial Infracciones/sanciones Soberanía
Área geográphica
Oceania, Polinesia, Pacífico Sur
Resumen

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.

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