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"AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW RESPECTINC THE EXERCI-
SE OF ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION IN HER
MAJESTY'S DOMINIONS AND ELSEWHERE
OUT OF UNITED KINCDOM"
(2SIh Jwly 1890)
THE LAW REPORTS, IMPEIIIAL GTATWTES
VOL. XXYIL PACE 204

(CHAPTER 27.)

Be it enacted by the Queen's niost Excellent ILIajcsty,
by and with the adrice and consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Tcrnpornl, and Coninions, in this present, Parlianient
assembled, and by the authority of the sanie, as follows :
1. This Art Insy be citcd as The Colonial Courta
of Adrniralty Act, 1890.
2.-(1. Evciy court of law in a British possession,
which is for the time lieing declared in purnunncr of this
Act ta be a court of Admiralty: or whicli, if no such declara-
tion is in force in the possession,has theiein uri@inal unli-
mitedci~*iljurisdicti~~~, be a Court of Admiralty, with
shall
the jurisdiction in this Act mentioned, and may for the
purpose of that juridiction exercise al1 the powers which
it possesses for the purpose of its other civil jurisdiction,
and such court in reference to the jurisdiction conferred by
this Act is in this Act referred to as a "Colonial Court of
Admiralty". Where in a British possession the Gover-
nor is the sole judicial authoiity, the expression "court of
lsw" for the purposes of this section includes such Gover-
nor.
(2) The jurisdiction of a Colonial Court of Admiralty
sliaii, subjecl Lo the provisions of this Act, be over the like
places, persons, matteis, and things, as the Admiralty ju-
risdiction of the High Court in England, whether existing
by virtue of any statute or otheiwise, and the CuluniaE
Court of Admiralty rnay ezerrise mch @riadiction in like
nannm and lu as jull an exlent as the High Court in