Piracy Act 1698

Not to be confused with the royal proclamation of the same year.

Piracy Act 1698[a]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long titleAn Act for the more effectual Suppression of Piracy.[b]
Citation11 Will. 3. c. 7
(Ruffhead: 11 & 12 Will. 3. c. 7)
Dates
Royal assent11 April 1700
Other legislation
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 1993
Relates toOffences at Sea Act
Offences at Sea Act 1536
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Piracy Act 1698 (11 Will. 3. c. 7) was an Act of the Parliament of England passed in the eleventh year of King William III.[1] The main purpose behind the statute was to make some corrections to the Offences at Sea Act 1536.


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  1. ^ 'William III, 1698-9: An Act for the more effectual suppression of Piracy. [Chapter VII. Rot. Parl. 11 Gul. III. p. 2. n. 5.]', Statutes of the Realm: volume 7: 1695-1701 (1820), pp. 590-94. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=46966. Date accessed: 16 February 2007.