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TERRITORIAL WATERS JURISDICTION ACT 1878 - SECT 7

Interpretation.

7. In this Act, unless there is something inconsistent in the context, the
following expressions shall respectively have the meanings herein-after
assigned to them; (that is to say,)

"The jurisdiction of the Admiral," as used in this Act, includes the
jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England and Ireland, or either of such
jurisdictions as used in any Act of Parliament; and for the purpose of
arresting any person charged with an offence declared by this Act to be within
the jurisdiction of the Admiral, the territorial waters adjacent to the
United Kingdom ... shall be deemed to be within the jurisdiction of any judge,
magistrate, or officer having power within such United Kingdom ... to issue
warrants for arresting or to arrest persons charged with offences committed
within the jurisdiction of such judge, magistrate, or officer:

"United Kingdom" includes the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, and other
adjacent islands:

"The territorial waters of Her Majesty's dominions" in reference to the sea,
means such part of the sea adjacent to the coast of the United Kingdom ... 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 low-water mark shall be deemed to be open
sea within the territorial waters of Her Majesty's dominions:

...

"Offence" as used in this Act means an act, neglect, or default of such a
description as would, if committed within the body of a county in England, be
punishable on indictment according to the law of England for the time being in
force:

"Ship" includes every description of ship, boat, or other floating craft;

"Foreign ship" means any ship which is not a British ship.





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