Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act, 1878. Pays/Territoire Îles Vierges Brit. (RU) Type du document Législation Date 1878 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine National legislation, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, United Nations. Sujet Mer Mot clé Zone marine Mer territoriale Mise en application Souveraineté Aire géographique Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement Résumé This Act declares an offence committed by a person, whether British or foreigner, on the open sea within the territorial waters of Her Majesty's dominions, to an offence within the jurisdiction of the Admiral. The territorial waters of Her Majesty's dominions” here means such part of the sea adjacent to the coast of the United Kingdom, or the coast of some other part of Her Majesty's dominions, as is deemed by international law to be within the territorial sovereignty of Her Majesty; and for the purpose of any offence declared by this Act to be within the jurisdiction of the Admiral, any part of the open sea within one marine league of the coast measured from the low-water mark shall be deemed to be open sea within the territorial waters of Her Majesty's dominions. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.un.org