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SLAVE TRADE ACT 1873 - SECT 8

Regulations as to powers of mixed courts.

8. The regulations contained in any existing slave trade treaty for the time
being in force with respect to any mixed court or commission, shall have
effect as if they were enacted in this Act, and such court or commission shall
have all necessary jurisdiction for the purpose of carrying into effect any
treaty referring to them, and in particular shall have jurisdiction to try,
condemn, and restore British vessels seized in pursuance of such treaty on
suspicion of being engaged in the slave trade, and shall, for the purpose of
their jurisdiction, have the same power as any Vice-Admiralty Court in Her
Majesty's dominions has, and may accordingly take evidence, administer oaths,
summon and enforce the attendance of witnesses, and require and enforce the
production of documents in like manner as any such court.

Disposal of condemned vessels.

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