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TERRITORIAL WATERS JURISDICTION ACT 1878 - SECT 2

Amendment of law as to jurisdiction of the Admiral.

2. An offence committed by a person, whether he is or is not a subject of Her
Majesty, on the open sea within the territorial waters of Her Majesty's
dominions, is an offence within the jurisdiction of the Admiral, although it
may have been committed on board or by means of a foreign ship, and the person
who committed such offence may be arrested, tried, and punished accordingly.


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