Piracy Act 1837

1837 CHAPTER 88 7 Will 4 and 1 Vict

An Act to amend certain Acts relating to the Crime of Piracy.

[17th July 1837]

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)

C2 Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1, 5 repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1893 (c. 54)

2 Punishment of piracy when murder is attempted. U.K.

Whosoever, with intent to commit or at the time of or immediately before or immediately after committing the crime of piracy in respect of any ship or vessel, shall assault, with intent to murder, any person being on board of or belonging to such ship or vessel, or shall stab, cut, or wound any such person, or unlawfully do any act by which the life of such person may be endangered, shall be guilty of felony, [F2 [F3 and being convicted thereof shall be liable to imprisonment for life] . . . F4 ] .

Textual Amendments

F2 Words repealed (S.) by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)

F3 Words in s. 2 substituted (30.9.1998) by 1998 c. 37, s. 36(5); S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1)(g)

F4 Words repealed by (S.) Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51), (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58), Sch. 3 Pt. III and (N.I.) Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973 (c. 53), Sch. 5

F5 3 Persons guilty of piracy to be transported. U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F5 S. 3 repealed (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 32 para. 1, Sch. 37 Pt. 7; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 42(2)Sch. 1 para. 44(4)(a) (with Sch. 2) (as explained (29.7.2005) by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2; and as amended: (14.7.2008) by 2008 c. 4, Sch. 26 para. 78, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/1586, Sch. 1 paras. 48(s), 50(2)(d); (30.11.2009) by S.I. 2009/3111, art. 2; (3.12.2012) by S.I. 2012/2905, art. 4; (3.12.2012) by 2012 c. 10, Sch. 14 para. 17; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l))

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3 S. 3 repealed (N.I.) by Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 18), Sch. 2 Pt. II

C4 “The Acts herein-before referred to” are Offences at Sea Act 1536 (c. 15), Piracy Act 1698 (c. 7), Piracy Act 1717 (c. 11), Piracy Act 1721 (c. 24) and Piracy Act 1744 (c. 30)

C5 References to transportation for life to be construed as references to imprisonment for life or any shorter term: Penal Servitude Act 1857 (c. 3), s. 2, Criminal Justice Act 1948 (c. 58), s. 1(1) and Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), s. 221(1)

4 Punishment of accessories. U.K.

In the case of every felony punishable under this Act every principal in the second degree and every accessory before the fact shall be punishable . . . F6 in the same manner as the principal in the first degree is by this Act punishable; and every accessory after the fact to any felony punishable under this Act shall, on conviction, be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years.

Textual Amendments

F6 Words repealed (S.) by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C6 S. 4 repealed by (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58), Sch. 3 Pt. III and (N.I.) Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 18), Sch. 2 Pt. II

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Textual Amendments

F7 Ss. 1, 5 repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1893 (c. 54)

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Textual Amendments

F8 S. 6 repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)

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Textual Amendments

F9 S. 7 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (No. 2) (c. 96), s. 2