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Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act 1860

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part I Articles of War

    1. Public Worship

    2. Misconduct in the Presence of the Enemy

    3. Communications with the Enemy

    4. Neglect of Duty

    5. Mutiny

    6. Insubordination

    7. Desertion and Absence without Leave

    8. Miscellaneous Offences

  3. Part II General Provisions

    1. XL.Power of Court-martial to find Intent with which Offence committed.

    2. XLI.Power of Court-martial to find Prisoner guilty of lesser Offence on Charge of greater.

    3. XLII.Rebels and Mutineers to be deemed Enemies.

    4. XLIII.Power to arrest Offenders.

    5. XLIV.Penalty for not assisting in Detection of Prisoners.

  4. Part III Regulations as to Punishments

    1. XLV.Punishments.

    2. XLVI.Regulations as to Punishments.

    3. XLVII.Limitation of Time as to Trials.

    4. XLVIII.Scale of Punishment.

    5. XLIX.Authorities having Power to try Offences.

  5. Part IV Courts-martial

    1. Constitution of Courts-martial

    2. Proceedings of Courts-martial

  6. Part V Penal Servitude and Prisons

    1. Penal Servitude

    2. Prisons

  7. Part VI Supplemental Provisions

    1. LXXIV.Short Title of Act.

    2. LXXV.Commencement of Act.

    3. LXXVI.Definition Clause.

    4. LXXVII.Persons subject to this Act.

    5. LXXVIII.Land Forces embarked as Passengers.

    6. LXXIX.Other Persons embarked as Passengers.

    7. LXXX.Crews of Ships lost or destroyed.

    8. LXXXI.All the Officers and Crew of lost Ship may be tried by One Court.

    9. LXXXII.Or by separate Courts.

    10. LXXXIII.For subsequent Offence, separate Court.

    11. LXXXIV.Pay of Crews of Ships lost or taken.

    12. LXXXV.When Ship of senior Officer is lost he may dispose of Officers and Crew of lost Ship.

  8. Part VII Repeal of Acts, and Saving Clause

    1. LXXXVI.Repeal of Acts and Parts of Acts.

    2. LXXXVII.Trial of Offences against repealed Acts.

    3. LXXXVIII.Reservation of Power of Admiralty.

    4. LXXXIX.Act not to supersede Authority of ordinary Courts.

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