c. 98. 1843. act, and this apply to all wherever crown, in like manner and to all intents and purposes as if the 6 & 7 Vic. same were done or committed by such persons within the British stat. British dominions, colonies, or settlements; and it is expedient that further provisions should be made for the more effectual suppression of the slave-trade, and of certain practices tending to promote and encourage it: Be it therefore enacted, That all The recited the provisions of the said consolidated act herein before recited act, shall and of this present act, shall be deemed to extend and apply to British subBritish subjects wheresoever residing or being, and whether Jets within the dominions of the British crown or of any foreign residing. country, and all the several matters and things prohibited by the said consolidated act or by this present act, when committed by British subjects, whether within the dominions of the British crown, or in any foreign country, except only as is hereinafter excepted, shall be deemed and taken to be offences committed against the said several acts respectively, and shall be dealt with and punished accordingly: Provided nevertheless, that nothing herein contained shall repeal or alter any of the provisions of the said act. Island Act. 8 VIC. c. 39.] To consolidate and amend the acts relating to the 8 VIC. c. 39. city and parish of Kingston. ISLD. [29th Dec. 1844.] 1844. harbour of 8 Vic. c. 39, sec. 10.] For every purpose of this act, and of Extent of any other act of this island, in any wise touching and concerning Kingston. the order and police of the city and parish of Kingston, or the regulation of the harbour of Kingston, and of any bye-law, ordinance, or regulation to be made by virtue of this act, the harbour of Kingston shall be deemed and taken to comprehend and include all the body of water lying and being between the shores in the parishes of Kingston and Port-Royal, and the shores in the parishes of Kingston, Saint Andrew, and Saint Catherine, and the shores in the parishes of Port Royal and Saint Catherine, and extending from the head of the harbour to a right line from Gallows Point, in the parish of Port Royal, to the southernmost point of the Twelve Apostles' Battery. 9 and 10 VIC. c. 99.] As to wrecks and salvage. BRIT. [28th August, 1846.] 9 & 10 VIC. C 99. British stat. 1846. Offences to 9 and 10 Vic. c. 99, sec. 38.] All felonies, misdemeanors, and other offences against this act, except in the case of summary be tried convictions, may be laid to be committed, and may be tried in any where con mitted or c. 99. 9 & 10 Vic. city, county, or place, where any such article, matter, or thing, British stat. in relation to which such offence shall have been committed, shall have been found in the possession of the person committing the offence, or the offender may at any time happen to be. 1846. where offender may be. 13 & 14 VIC. c. 93. 13 and 14 VIC. c. 93.] For improving the condition of seamen, British stat. and maintaining discipline in the merchant service. BRIT. [14th August, 1850.] 1850. Misdemeanors to be by information or indictment. Penalties and other sums to be recovered, and offence 13 and 14 Vic. c. 93, sec. 107.] All misdemeanors mentioned prosecuted or created by this act may be prosecuted by information at the suit of her majesty's attorney general or by indictment, or by such other legal proceeding as is applicable in the like cases in any court having appropriate criminal jurisdiction in any of her majesty's dominions, and shall be punishable with fine or imprisonment, with or without hard labour, or both, as such court inay think fit; and the court may, if it shall think fit, order payment of the costs and expenses of the prosecution; and all penalties and other sums of money hereby made payable or recoverable may be recovered, with costs, and all offences hereby made punishable otherwise than solely as misdemeanors may be prosecuted and punished, and the costs of such prosecution recovered, by some appropriate summary proceedings before one or more justice or justices, sheriff or sheriffs, or other officer or officers exercising a similar jurisdiction in any part of her majesty's dominions; and all such summary proceedings, if instituted in England or Wales, may so far as is consistent with the provisions of this act be carried on either in the manner directed by the imperial act, 11 and 12 Vic. c. 43 (a), or if the case admits in the manner directed by the general merchant seamen's act as to penalties thereby imposed. punished, summarily. Jurisdiction! to be where is com 108. For the purpose of giving jurisdiction under this act, the offence every offence shall be deemed to have been committed, and mitted, or every cause of complaint to have arisen, either in the place in wherever which the same actually was committed or arose, or in any place in which the offender or person complained against may be. the offender is. 13 & 14 VIC. c. 95. 13 and 14 VIC. c. 95.] To amend the laws relating to the British stat. Customs. 1850. Penalties, how re BRIT. [Aug. 14th, 1850.] 13 and 14 Vic. c. 95, sec. 19.] Every penalty or forfeiture coverable. imposed or incurred under this or any other act now in force, or (a) Jamaica act, 13 Vic. c. 35. c. 95. hereafter to be made relating to the customs, or to trade, or 13 & 14 Vic. navigation, shall and may be sued for and recovered either in British stat. any of her majesty's courts of record at London, Edinburgh, or 1850. Dublin, or before any justice or justices of the peace, or deemster, as the commissioners of her majesty's customs may see fit Penalties to direct, and such penalties and forfeitures, when received or may be rerecovered, shall and may be remitted, mitigated, restored, dis- mitted, &c. posed of, applied, and dealt with as any penalty or forfeiture can or may be remitted, mitigated, restored, disposed of, applied, and dealt with under any act or acts now in force relating to the customs, or to trade and navigation. and for under ¡navi recovered in possessions 22. Whenever any penalty or forfeiture shall have been Penalties incurred in any of the British possessions abroad, under or by feitures virtue of such last mentioned act, such penalty or forfeiture gation act, shall and may be sued for, prosecuted, recovered, and disposed how to be of in any court of record, or of vice-admiralty having jurisdic- British tion in any such British possession where the same may have abroad. been incurred or forfeited; but in case there shall be no such court at such British possession, then such penalty or forfeiture shall and may be sued for, prosecuted, recovered, and disposed of in the court of record, or of vice-admiralty having jurisdiction in some British possession near to that where such penalty or forfeiture may have been incurred. 14 and 15 VIC. c. 79.] To consolidate and amend the laws relating to steam navigation. BRIT. [August 7th, 1851.] 14 & 15 VIC. c. 79. Island Act. 1851. meanors or cuted by in or indict 14 and 14 Vic. c. 79, sec. 34.] All misdemeanors or offences Misdecreated by this act may be prosecuted by information at the offences to suit of her majesty's attorney general, or by indictment or other be prose appropriate legal proceeding, in any court having appropriate formation jurisdiction in any of her majesty's dominions, and shall be ment. punishable with fine or imprisonment, or both, as such court thinks fit; and all penalties, and other sums of money, hereby made payable, or recoverable, may be recovered with costs; and all offences hereby made punishable may, unless previously punished as misdemeanors, be prosecuted and punished, and the costs of such prosecution recovered by some appropriate summary proceeding, before two or more justices, or before a judge exercising maritime jurisdiction, or other officer or officers having appropriate jurisdiction in any part of her majesty's dominions; and all such summary proceedings, if instituted in England or Wales, shall, so far as is consistent with the provisions of this act, be carried on in the manner directed by an act of the imperial parliament, 11 and 12 Vic. c. 43, intituled, An 12 & 13 Vic. act to facilitate the performance of the duties of justices of the . 43. 14 & 15 VIC. c. 79. peace out of sessions within England and Wales, with respect to British stat. Summary convictions.(a) 1851. Sheriffs in Scotland authorized under 11 1 Wm. IV. c. 69, to have same 35. Every sheriff in Scotland shall, within his own county and in all places in which sheriffs are authorized to exercise to exercise jurisdiction in virtue of the act of the session of 11 Geo. IV., jurisdiction and 1 Will. IV. c. 69, have such powers, and be entitled to Geo. IV. & exercise such jurisdiction under this act, as any justices have, or are entitled to exercise under the provisions of this act; and any powers, &c., proceedings instituted under this act before any such sheriff may as justices be conducted in the same way as any summary proceedings before any sheriff court in Scotland may, for the time being, be lawfully conducted; and every deliverance, seutence, and conviction, of any sheriff under this act shall be final, and not subject to any review whatsoever. under this act. Jurisdiction to be where is com 36. For the purpose of giving jurisdiction under this act, the offence every offence shall be deemed to have been committed, and mitted, and every cause of complaint to have arisen, either in the place in wherever which the same actually was committed or arose, or in any place in which the offender or person complained against may be. offender is. 15 & 16 VIC. c. 44. 15 and 16 VIC. c. 44.] To amend and consolidate the laws British stat. relating to the carriage of passengers by sea. 1852. stipendiary land she have the as justices BRIT. [June 30th, 1852.] Police and 15 and 16 Vic. c. 44, sec. 74.] Every police or stipendiary magistrate, magistrate, and in Scotland every sheriff or steward, and sheriff and in Scot-substitute or steward substitute of a county or stewartry, within riffs, &c., to his own county or stewartry, shall have such and the like same power powers, privileges, and functions, and be entitled to exercise of the peace. such and the like jurisdiction under this act, as any justice or two justices, or justices at petty sessions have, or is, or are entitled to exercise under the provisions of this act; and all acts, matters, and things competent to be done under the provisions of this act, by or before any justice, or two justices of the peace, or justices at petty sessions, or otherwise, may be done by and before any police or stipendiary magistrate, and in Scotland by and before any sheriff or steward, or sheriff substitute or steward substitute within his own county or stewartry. (a) See Jamaica act, 13 Vic. c. 35, a transcript of the act referred to. 16 and 17 VIC. c. 107.] The customs' consolidation act. BRIT. [1853.] 16 & 17 VIC. cap. 107. British stat. 1853. Offences on 16 and 17 Vic. c. 107, sec. 275.] Where any offence shall be committed in any place upon the water not being within the waters, any &c., and county of the United Kingdom, or where the officers have any jurisdiction. doubt whether such place is within the boundaries or limits of any such county, such offence shall, for the purposes of this act, be deemed and taken to be an offence committed on the high seas; and for the purpose of giving jurisdiction under this act, every offence shall be deemed to have been committed, and every cause of complaint to have arisen, either in the place in which the same actually was committed or arose, or in any place on land where the offender or person complained against may be or be brought. |
