Piracy Act 1850

Piracy Act 1850[1]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to repeal an Act of the Sixth Year of King George the Fourth, for encouraging the Capture or Destruction of Piratical Ships and Vessels; and to make other Provisions in lieu thereof.
Citation13 & 14 Vict. c. 26
Dates
Royal assent25 June 1850
Commencement1 June 1850[2]
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Piracy Act 1850 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Piracy Act 1850[1] (13 & 14 Vict. c. 26), sometimes called the Pirates (Head Money) Repeal Act 1850,[3] is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It relates to proceedings for the condemnation of ships and other things taken from pirates and creates an offence of perjury in such proceedings.

This Act is retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2 of, and Part 4 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007. This Act was repealed so far as it was part of the law of the Commonwealth or a territory of Australia by section 53[4] of, and Schedule 2[5] to, the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1992.

The case of The Magellan Pirates[6] was decided under this Act.

The cost of rewards paid under this Act have been given in the Navy Estimates.[7]

  1. ^ a b The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896.
  2. ^ 13 & 14 Vict. c. 27 (1850)
  3. ^ Cox. Reports of Cases in Criminal Law. Crockford. London. 1851. Volume 4 (1850 to 1851). Appendix. Page li. Bruce, Jemmett and Phillimore. A Treatise on the Jurisdiction and Practice of the English Courts in Admiralty Actions and Appeals. 3rd Ed. Sweet & Maxwell. 1902. Pages xiv and 567. Internet Archive. Google Books.
  4. ^ AustLII
  5. ^ AustLII
  6. ^ The Magellan Pirates (1853) 1 Spinks Ecc & Ad 81; 22 LT 319; 18(1) Jurist 18. See also The Virago (1852) 16 Jurist 1145, 20 English Reports in Law and Equity 644.
  7. ^ See, for example, Navy Estimates, for the Year 1860-61, 6 February 1860, p 82. Accounts and Papers. Session 24 January - 28 August 1860. Volume 42. 1860. Navy Estimates for the Year 1857-58, p 82.