Part XII

Legal Proceedings

Jurisdiction

Offences committed by British seamen.
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1
Any act in relation to property or person done in or at any place (ashore or afloat) outside the United Kingdom by any master or seaman who at the time is employed in a United Kingdom ship, which, if done in any part of the United Kingdom, would be an offence under the law of any part of the United Kingdom, shall—
a
be an offence under that law, and
b
be treated for the purposes of jurisdiction and trial, as if it had been done within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England.
2
Subsection (1) above also applies in relation to a person who had been so employed within the period of three months expiring with the time when the act was done.
3
Subsections (1) and (2) above apply to omissions as they apply to acts.
Pt. XII (Ss. 274-291) applied (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 22, ss. 7(1), 9(4)
S. 282 applied (1.1.1996) by 1980 c. 43, s. 3A (as inserted (1.1.1996) by 1995 C. 21, ss. 314(2), 316(2), Sch. 13 para. 55 (with s. 312(1)))
S. 282 applied (1.1.1996) by 1981 c. 54, s. 46A (as inserted (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(2), 316(2), Sch. 13 para. 59(4) (with s. 312(1)))