Piracy Act
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Piracy Act is a stock short title
used for legislation
in the United Kingdom
relating to piracy
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The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Piracy Bill during its passage through Parliament
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Short title
The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions , as well as the United States. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the...
used for legislation
Legislation
Legislation is law which has been promulgated by a legislature or other governing body, or the process of making it...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
relating to piracy
Piracy
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. It does not normally include crimes committed against persons traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator...
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The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Piracy Bill during its passage through Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
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List
- The Piracy Act 1698Piracy Act 1698The Piracy Act 1698 c.7 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of England passed in the eleventh year of William III. The long title of the Act is "An Act for the more effectuall Suppressions of Piracy"...
- The Piracy Act 1717Piracy Act 1717The Piracy Act 1717 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain long title An Act for the further preventing Robbery, Burglary, and other Felonies, and for the more effectual Transportation of Felons, and unlawful Exporters of Wool; and for declaring the Law upon some Points relating to...
- The Piracy Act 1721Piracy Act 1721The Piracy Act 1721 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.The long title and preamble of the Act were:Parts of the Act were superseded by the Piracy Act 1837....
- The Piracy Act 1744 (18 Geo.2 c.30)
- The Piracy Act 1837Piracy Act 1837The Piracy Act 1837 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It abolished the death penalty for most offences of piracy, but created a new offence often known as piracy with violence, which was punishable with death...
- The Piracy Act 1850Piracy Act 1850The Piracy Act 1850 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.-Section 1:...
(13 & 14 Vict. c.26)