Piracy Act 1837 (1837 c. 88)

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[F1] Ss. 1, 5 repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1893 (c. 54)

2 Punishment of piracy when murder is attempted.

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, and being convicted thereof shall be liable to imprisonment for life . . . .

[F2] Words repealed (S.) by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)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[F4] Words repealed by (S.) Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51), (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58), Sch. 3 Pt.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

3 Persons guilty of piracy to be transported.

[F5] S. 3 repealed (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 32 para. 1, Sch. 37 Pt. 7; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 42(2)Sch. 1 para.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))

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4 Punishment of accessories.

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 . . . 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.

[F6] Words repealed (S.) by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)

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[F7] Ss. 1, 5 repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1893 (c. 54)

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[F8] S. 6 repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)

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[F9] S. 7 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (No. 2) (c. 96), s. 2