Offences at Sea Act 1536

Offences at Sea Act 1536 ^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for punysshement of Pyrotes and Robbers of the See. [b]
Citation	28 Hen. 8. c. 15
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	18 July 1536
Commencement	8 June 1536 [c]
Repealed	1 January 1968
Other legislation
Amended by	Piracy Act 1698 Offences at Sea Act 1799 Piracy Act 1837 Statute Law Revision Act 1888
Repealed by	Criminal Law Act 1967
Relates to	Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1724
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Offences at Sea Act 1536 ^[a] (28 Hen. 8. c. 15) was an act of the Parliament of England.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 10(2) of, and part I of schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967.

See also

• Offences at Sea Act

Notes

1. The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
2. These words are printed against this act in the second column of the first schedule to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".
3. Start of session.

References

• Matthew Norton. The Punishment of Pirates: Interpretation and Institutional Order in the Early Modern British Empire. University of Chicago Press. 2023. pp 65, 90, 91, 95, 105 to 108, 114, 120 and 193 to 195.
• "The Offences at Sea Act, 1536". The Complete Statutes of England. 1929. vol 4. p 298 et seq. See also preliminary note and passim.
• Francis Piggott. Nationality. 1907. Part II. pp 89, 90, 133, 134, 149 to 151, 154, 156, 157, 162, 163, 181 and 188.
• William Oldnall Russell, Horace Smith and A P Perceval Keep. A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors. 6th Edition. 1896. pp 9, 10, 13, 17, 18, 21, 260 to 264, 266 to 268.
• Bacon, Gwyllim, Dodd, Wilson and Bouvier. A New Abridgment of the Law. Philadelphia. 1860. pp 741 to 743.