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The
powers of a Naval Court under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, with regard
to
Offences at Sea or abroad are the same as
those given to Consuls by the same Act-See section
263 (b) and Section 248. Under the Catter
Section a Consul
may
"take
any steps in his
Offender
power for the purpose of placing
air
under necessary restoint, and of vending
soon as
him an
practicable in safe custody to the United
Kingdom or to
any
Brition possession in which
there is a court capable of taking cognizance
of the offence,
in
arry
Ship belonging
to Her
Majesty or to
any
of her subjects to be there
proceeded against according to law". He
also - and therefore a Naval Court may
may
also
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Order the Master of any
Ship belonging to
any