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Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act, 1878.

Pays/Territoire
Pitcairn (RU)
Type du document
Législation
Date
1878 (1978)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Official publication, 6 pp.
Titre complet
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.
Sujet
Mer
Mot clé
Zone marine Mer territoriale Infractions/sanctions Souveraineté
Aire géographique
Océanie, Polinesie, Pacifique Sud
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais