Piracy with violence
70A Piracy with violence
Pt 1 Div. 1A (Heading and ss 70A–70D) inserted by No. 9407 s. 2(b).
(1837) 7 William IV and 1 Vict. c. LXXXVIII s. 2.
S. 70A inserted by No. 9407 s. 2(b), amended by Nos 37/1986 s. 10, 49/1991 s. 119(1) (Sch. 2 item 36(a)).
Any person who with intent to commit or at the time of or immediately before or immediately after committing the offence of piracy in respect of any vessel—
assaults with intent to murder any person on board or belonging to the vessel; or
wounds any such person; or
unlawfully does any act by which the life of any such person may be endangered—
shall be liable to—
S. 70A(a) (where secondly occurring) inserted by No. 37/1986 s. 10, amended by No. 49/1991 s. 119(1) (Sch. 2 item 36(b)), substituted as s. 70A(d) by No. 48/1997 s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 48).
level 3 imprisonment (20 years maximum); or
S. 70A(b) (where secondly occurring) inserted by No. 37/1986 s. 10, amended by No. 49/1991 s. 119(1) (Sch. 2 item 36(c)), re-numbered as s. 70A(e) by No. 48/1997 s. 62(2).
imprisonment for such other term as is fixed by the court—
as the court determines.
(1698) 11 William III, c. VII ss 7, 8.
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