CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 173
CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 173
(1) A person commits
an act of piracy if—
(a) the
person, acting without reasonable excuse, takes control of a ship, while it is
in the course of a voyage, from the person lawfully in charge of it; or
(b) the
person, acting without reasonable excuse, commits an act of violence against
the captain or a member of the crew of a ship, while it is in the course of a
voyage, in order to take control of the ship from the person lawfully in
charge of it; or
(c) the
person, acting without reasonable excuse, boards a ship, while it is in the
course of a voyage, in order to—
(i)
take control of the ship from the person lawfully in
charge of it; or
(ii)
endanger the ship; or
(iii)
steal or damage the ship's cargo; or
(d) the
person boards a ship, while it is in the course of a voyage, in order to
commit robbery or any other act of violence against a passenger or a member of
the crew.
(2) A person takes
control of a ship from another if the person compels the other to navigate the
ship in accordance with the person's directions.