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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

#

Order the Master of any

Ship belonging to

any