Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2022
Bare Act · 2022
An Act to give effect to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to repression of piracy on high seas and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- Act number
- 3 of 2023
- Enacted
- 31 January 2023
- Contents
- 15 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title, commencement and application
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Punishment for piracy
- Section 4 – Punishment for attempt to commit piracy, etc
- Section 5 – Punishment for organising or directing others to participate in an act of piracy
- Section 6 – Conferment of power of arrest, investigation, etc (preview)
- Section 7 – Arrest of persons and seizure of ship and property (preview)
- Section 8 – Designated Court (preview)
- Section 9 – Jurisdiction of Designated Court (preview)
- Section 10 – Trial of offences by Designated Court (preview)
- Section 11 – Presumption (preview)
- Section 12 – Provisions as to bail (preview)
- Section 13 – Application of Code in proceedings before Designated Court (preview)
- Section 14 – Provision as to extradition (preview)
- Section 15 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)