Offences at Sea Act 1799

The Offences at Sea Act 1799 (39 Geo III c.37) is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The long title of the Act is "An Act for remedying certain Defects in the Law respecting Offences committed upon the High Seas." It is still in force. It extended the jurisdiction of British courts to crimes committed by British subjects on the high seas. It does not apply to foreign citizens. (However crimes committed by foreigners in British territorial waters, or on board British ships on the high seas, can be prosecuted in British courts.)

Jurisdiction over piracy on the high seas already existed before 1799, whether committed by British subjects or not.

Text

The unrepealed text of the Act reads:

See also

• Offences at Sea Act
• Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act 1878
• Piracy Act 1837

References

• Official text of the Offences at Sea Act 1799 as amended and in force today within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database

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