Offences at Sea Act 1799
[1.]All offences whatever committed on the high seas shall be liable to the same punishments as if committed on shore.
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Offences at Sea Act 1799

1799 CHAPTER 37 39 Geo 3

An Act for remedying certain Defects in the Law respecting Offences committed upon the High Seas.