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TERRITORIAL WATERS JURISDICTION ACT 1878 - LONG TITLE

An Act to regulate the law relating to the Trial of Offences committed on the
Sea within a certain distance of the Coasts of Her Majesty's Dominions. [16th
August 1878] WHEREAS the rightful jurisdiction of Her Majesty, her heirs and
successors, extends and has always extended over the open seas adjacent to the
coasts of the United Kingdom and of all other parts of Her Majesty's dominions
to such a distance as is necessary for the defence and security of such
dominions:

And Whereas it is expedient that all offences committed on the open sea within
a certain distance of the coasts of the United Kingdom and of all other parts
of Her Majesty's dominions, by whomsoever committed, should be dealt with
according to law:

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