s. 70A Division 1A—Piracy Pt 1 Div. 1A (Heading and ss 70A–70D) inserted by No. 9407 s. 2(b). (1837) 7 70A Piracy with violence William IV and 1 Vict. Any person who with intent to commit or at the c. LXXXVIII time of or immediately before or immediately s. 2. after committing the offence of piracy in respect S. 70A inserted by of any vessel— No. 9407 s. 2(b), (a) assaults with intent to murder any person on amended by board or belonging to the vessel; or Nos 37/1986 s. 10, 49/1991 s. 119(1) (b) wounds any such person; or (Sch. 2 item 36(a)). (c) unlawfully does any act by which the life of any such person may be endangered— shall be liable to— S. 70A(a) (d) level 3 imprisonment (20 years maximum); (where or secondly occurring) inserted by No. 37/1986 s. 10, amended by No. 49/1991 s. 119(1) (Sch. 2 item 36(b)), substituted as s. 70A(d) by No. 48/1997 s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 48).
Pt 1 Div. 1A (Heading and ss 70A–70D) inserted by No. 9407 s. 2(b). Division 1A—Piracy (1837) 7 William IV and 1 Vict. c. LXXXVIII s. 2. S. 70A inserted by No. 9407 s. 2(b), amended by Nos 37/1986 s. 10, 49/1991 s. 119(1) (Sch. 2 item 36(a)). 70A Piracy with violence s. 70A Any person who with intent to commit or at the time of or immediately before or immediately after committing the offence of piracy in respect of any vessel— (a) assaults with intent to murder any person on board or belonging to the vessel; or (b) wounds any such person; or (c) unlawfully does any act by which the life of any such person may be endangered— shall be liable to— S. 70A(a) (where secondly occurring) inserted by No. 37/1986 s. 10, amended by No. 49/1991 s. 119(1) (Sch. 2 item 36(b)), substituted as s. 70A(d) by No. 48/1997 s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 48). (d) level 3 imprisonment (20 years maximum); or
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