(1)A person commits piracy who does any act that, by the law of nations, is piracy.
Section history
Section 130B — Piracy by law of nations. Cf. 12 and 13 Victoria c.96 (Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act 1849)
As in force on 15 May 1998.
Timeline 3 versions
- 12 November 1993 Act 35 of 1993
- 15 May 1998 You are here
- 30 November 2008 Revised edition
- 17 August 2026 Act 21 of 2025
(2)Whoever commits piracy shall be punished with imprisonment for life and with caning with not less than 12 strokes, but if while committing or attempting to commit piracy he murders or attempts to murder another person or does any act that is likely to endanger the life of another person he shall be punished with death.