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Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890 (c. 37)

Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890 1890 CHAPTER 37 53 and 54 Vict An Act to consolidate the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts. [4th August 1890] Whereas by treaty, capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance, and other lawful means, Her Majesty the Queen has jurisdiction within divers foreign countries, and it is expedient to consolidate the Acts relating to the exercise of Her Majesty’s jurisdiction out of Her Dominions:

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1. Exercise of jurisdiction in foreign country. U.K.

2. Exercise of jurisdiction over British subjects in countries without regular governments. U.K.

3. Validity of acts done in pursuance of jurisdiction. U.K.

4. Evidence as to existence or extent of jurisdiction in foreign country. U.K.

5. Power to extend enactments in First Schedule. U.K.

6. Power to send persons charged with offences for trial to a British possession. U.K.

7. Provision as to place of punishment of persons convicted. U.K.

8. Validity of acts done under Order in Council. U.K.

9. Power to assign jurisdiction to British courts in cases within Foreign Jurisdiction Act. U.K.

10. Power to amend Orders in Council. U.K.

11. Laying before Parliament, and effect of Orders in Council. U.K.

12. In what cases Orders in Council void for repugnancy. U.K.

13. Provisions for protection of persons acting under Foreign Jurisdiction Acts. U.K.

14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 U.K.

16. Definitions. U.K.

17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4 U.K.

18. Repeal. U.K.

19. Short title. U.K.

1. Exercise of jurisdiction in foreign country. U.K.

2. Exercise of jurisdiction over British subjects in countries without regular governments. U.K.

3. Validity of acts done in pursuance of jurisdiction. U.K.

4. Evidence as to existence or extent of jurisdiction in foreign country. U.K.

5. Power to extend enactments in First Schedule. U.K.

6. Power to send persons charged with offences for trial to a British possession. U.K.

7. Provision as to place of punishment of persons convicted. U.K.

8. Validity of acts done under Order in Council. U.K.

9. Power to assign jurisdiction to British courts in cases within Foreign Jurisdiction Act. U.K.

10. Power to amend Orders in Council. U.K.

11. Laying before Parliament, and effect of Orders in Council. U.K.

12. In what cases Orders in Council void for repugnancy. U.K.

13. Provisions for protection of persons acting under Foreign Jurisdiction Acts. U.K.

14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 U.K.

16. Definitions. U.K.

17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4 U.K.

18. Repeal. U.K.

19. Short title. U.K.

Section 1

1. Exercise of jurisdiction in foreign country. U.K.

It is and shall be lawful for Her Majesty the Queen to hold, exercise, and enjoy any jurisdiction which Her Majesty now has or may at any time hereafter have within a foreign country in the same and as ample a manner as if Her Majesty had acquired that jurisdiction by the cession or conquest of territory.

Section 2

2. Exercise of jurisdiction over British subjects in countries without regular governments. U.K.

Where a foreign country is not subject to any government from whom Her Majesty the Queen might obtain jurisdiction in the manner recited by this Act, Her Majesty shall by virtue of this Act have jurisdiction over Her Majesty’s subjects for the time being resident in or resorting to that country, and that jurisdiction shall be jurisdiction of Her Majesty in a foreign country within the meaning of the other provisions of this Act.

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Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890 (c. 37)

1. Exercise of jurisdiction in foreign country. U.K.

2. Exercise of jurisdiction over British subjects in countries without regular governments. U.K.

Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890 (c. 37)

1. Exercise of jurisdiction in foreign country. U.K.

2. Exercise of jurisdiction over British subjects in countries without regular governments. U.K.