Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
2009 CHAPTER 23
Summary and Background
Part 11: Supplementary Provisions
Section 319: Disapplication of requirement for consent to certain prosecutions
825.Section 3 of the Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act 1878 provides that a person who is not a British subject may not be prosecuted for an indictable offence committed in the territorial sea without the consent of the Secretary of State. This section has the effect of disapplying section 3 of the 1878 Act in relation to proceedings for offences committed under the Act.
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