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NAVAL PRIZE ACT 1864 - SECT 55

55. Nothing in this Act shall

(1)give to the officers and crew of any of Her Majesty's ships of war [or any
of His Majesty's military aircraft] any right or claim in or to any ship
[aircraft] or goods taken as prize or the proceeds thereof, it being the
intent of this Act that such officers and crews shall continue to take only
such interest (if any) in the proceeds of prizes as may be from time to time
granted to them by the Crown; or

(2)affect the operation of any existing treaty or convention with any foreign
power; or

(3)take away or abridge the power of the Crown to enter into any treaty or
convention with any foreign power containing any stipulation that may seem
meet concerning any matter to which this Act relates; or

(4)take away, abridge or control, further or otherwise than as expressly
provided by this Act, any right, power, or prerogative of Her Majesty the
Queen in right of her Crown, or in right of her office of Admiralty, ..., or

(5)take away, abridge, or control, further or otherwise than as expressly
provided by this Act, the jurisdiction or authority of a prize court to take
cognizance of and judicially proceed upon any capture, seizure, prize, or
reprisal of any ship [aircraft] or goods, and to hear and determine the same
and, according to the course of Admiralty and the law of nations, to adjudge
and condemn any ship [aircraft] or goods, or any other jurisdiction or
authority of or exerciseable by a prize court.

S.56 rep. by SLR 1893

© 1864 Crown Copyright

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