The Criminal Code Act 1899 - Ozcase Queensland Historical Legal ...

50 s.80 CRIMINAL CODE
The term also includes any person who is declared by any Statute
to be a pirate.
The act of any such person is called piracy.
kates. Any person who does any of the acts
following, that is to say,-
Ping a British subject, and being at any place within the
jurisdiction of the Admiralty commits, under colour of a
commission from a Foreign State or Prince whether such
State or Prince is at war with the Sovereign or not, or under
pretence of authority from any person whatever, any act of
hostility, or any act which, if it were committe~ on land,
oudd be robbery as hereinafter defined, against another
itish subject; or
subject, is in any way adherent to or gives
sty’s enemies at any place within the jurisdmiralty,
during any war; or
hether being a British subject or not, forcibly enters a
itish ship at any place within the jurisdiction of the
Admiralty, and throws overboard or destroys any part of the
goods or merchandise belonging to the ship or laden upon
it; or
eing ria board a British ship at any place within the jurisdiction
of the Admiralty-
Turns pirate, enemy, or rebel, and piratically runs away
with the ship, or any boat, ordnance, am~unition, CF goods
belonging to it or laden upon it; or
~~luntarjly yields up the ship or any such thing as last
mentioned to a pirate; or
rings a seducing message from a pirate, enemy, or rebel;
or
Consults or conspires with, or attempts to corrupt, any
master or officer of a ship, or any seaman, with intent that
he should run away with or yield up any ship, goods, or
merchandise, or turn pirate, or go over to pirates; or
Lays violent hands on the master of the ship, with intent
to hinder him from fighting in defence of the ship and
goods committed to his trust; or
Confines the master of the ship; or
Makes, or endeavours to make, a revolt in the ship; or
(5) Being a British subject in any part of the world, or, whether
being a British subject or not, being in any part of Her
Majesty’s dominions, or on board a British ship in any part
of the world, knowingly-
(h) Trades with a pirate in any manner whatever; or
(i) Furnishes a pirate with ammunition, provisions, or stores
of any kind; or
(j) Fits out a ship or vessel with a design to trade with OH
supply or correspond with, a pirate; or
(k) Conspires or corresponds with a pirate;
is also deemed to be a pirate, and his act is also called piracy.