Naval Prize Act 1864
Naval Prize Act 1864 (1864 c. 25)
- Naval Prize Act 1864 (1864 c. 25)
- 1 Short title.
- 2 Interpretation of terms.
- 3 High Court of Admiralty and other courts to be prize courts for purposes of Act.
- High Court of Admiralty
- 4 Jurisdiction of High Court of Admiralty.
- Appeal; Judicial Committee
- 5 Appeal to Queen in Council, in what cases.
- 6 Jurisdiction of Judicial Committee in prize appeals.
- 7, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Vice-Admiralty Prize Courts
- 9 Enforcement of orders of High Court, &c.
- 10—12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- General
- 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 14, 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Proceedings by Captors
- 16 Custody of prize ship.
- 17 Bringing in of ship papers.
- 18—29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Small armed Ships
- 30 One adjudication as to several small ships.
- Goods
- 31 Application of foregoing provisions to prize goods.
- 32, 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Land Expeditions
- 34 Jurisdiction of prize court in case of capture in land expedition.
- Conjunct Capture with Ally
- 35 Jurisdiction of prize court in case of expedition with ally.
- 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Offences against Law of Prize
- 37 In case of offence by captors, prize to be reserved for Crown.
- Pre-emption
- 38 Purchase by Admiralty for public service of stores on board foreign ships.
- Capture by Ship other than a Ship of War
- 39 Prizes taken by ships other than ships of war to be droits of Admiralty.
- 40 Salvage to recaptors of British ship or goods from enemy.
- 41 Permission to re-captured ship to proceed on voyage.
- 42—44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Ransom
- 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Convoy
- 46 Punishment of masters of merchant vessels under convoy disobeying orders or deserting convoy.
- Customs Duties and Regulations
- 47 Prize ships and goods liable to duties and forfeiture.
- 48 Regulations of Customs to be observed as to prize ships and goods.
- 49 Power for Treasury to remit Customs duties in certain cases.
- Perjury
- 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Orders in Council
- 53 Power to make Orders in Council.
- 54 Orders in Council to be gazetted, &c.
- Savings
- 55 Not to affect rights of Crown; effect of treaties, &c.
- 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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