968 APPENDIX TO BRITISH CASE. 



6. This Act shall not prejudice or affect the trial in manner here- 

 tofore in use of any act of piracy as defined by the law of nations, 

 or affect or prejudice any law relating thereto; and where any act 

 of piracy as defined by the law of nations is also any such offence 

 as is declared by this Act to be within the jurisdiction of the Admi- 

 ral, such offence may be tried in pursuance of this Act, or in pur- 

 suance of any other Act of Parliament, law, or custom relating 

 thereto. 



7. In this Act, unless there is something inconsistent in the con- 

 text, the following expressions shall respectively have the meanings 

 herein-after assigned to them ; that is to say, 



"The jurisdiction of the Admiral," as used in this Act, includes 

 the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England and Ireland, or either 

 of such jurisdictions as used in any act of Parliament; and for the 

 purpose of arresting any person charged with an offence declared by 

 this Act to be within the jurisdiction of the Admiral, the territorial 

 waters adjacent to the United Kingdom, or any other part of Her 

 Majesty's dominions, shall be deemed to be within the jurisdiction 

 of any judge, magistrate, or officer having power within such United 

 Kingdom, or other part of Her Majesty^ dominions, to issue war- 

 rants for arresting or to arrest persons charged with offences com- 

 mitted within the jurisdiction of such judge, magistrate, or officer: 



" United Kingdom " includes the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, 

 and other adjacent islands: 



" The territorial waters of Her Majesty's dominions," in reference 

 to the sea, means such part of the sea adjacent to the coast of the 

 United Kingdom, or the coast of some other part of Her Majesty's 

 dominions, as is deemed by international law to be within the terri- 

 torial sovereignty of Her Majesty; and for the purpose of any 

 offence declared by this Act to be within the jurisdiction of the Ad- 

 miral, any part of the open sea within one marine league of the coast 

 measured from low-water mark shall be deemed to be open sea within 



the territorial waters of Her Majesty's dominions : 

 575 " Governor," as respects India, means the Governor General 

 or the Governor of any presidency; and where a British pos- 

 session consists of several constituent colonies, means the Governor 

 General of the whole possession or the Governor of any of the con- 

 stituent colonies ; and as respects any other British possession, means 

 the officer for the time being administering the government of such 

 possession ; also any person acting for or in the capacity of Governor 

 shall be included under the term " Governor : " 



" Offence " as used in this Act means an act. neglect, or default of 

 such a description as would, if committed within the body of a county 

 in England, be punishable on indictment according to the law of Eng- 

 land for the time being in force : 



" Ship " includes every description of ship, boat, or other floating 

 craft: 



" Foreign ship '' meaiis any ship which is not a British ship. 



