Offences at Sea Act 1536
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for punysshement of Pyrotes and Robbers of the See.[b] |
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| Citation | 28 Hen. 8. c. 15 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 July 1536 |
| Commencement | 8 June 1536[c] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1968 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Criminal Law Act 1967 |
| Relates to | Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1724 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Offences at Sea Act 1536[a] (28 Hen. 8. c. 15) was an act of the Parliament of England.
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 10(2) of, and part I of schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967.
See also
Notes
- ^ a b The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ These words are printed against this act in the second column of the first schedule to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".
- ^ Start of session.
References
- Matthew Norton. The Punishment of Pirates: Interpretation and Institutional Order in the Early Modern British Empire. University of Chicago Press. 2023. pp 65, 90, 91, 95, 105 to 108, 114, 120 and 193 to 195.
- "The Offences at Sea Act, 1536". The Complete Statutes of England. 1929. vol 4. p 298 et seq. See also preliminary note and passim.
- Francis Piggott. Nationality. 1907. Part II. pp 89, 90, 133, 134, 149 to 151, 154, 156, 157, 162, 163, 181 and 188.
- William Oldnall Russell, Horace Smith and A P Perceval Keep. A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors. 6th Edition. 1896. pp 9, 10, 13, 17, 18, 21, 260 to 264, 266 to 268.
- Bacon, Gwyllim, Dodd, Wilson and Bouvier. A New Abridgment of the Law. Philadelphia. 1860. pp 741 to 743.
