Section 93 — Crimes Act 1961: Piratical acts

93 Piratical acts (1) Every one commits a piratical act who— (a) Within New Zealand, or, being a New Zealand citizen or a person ordinarily resident in New Zealand, outside New Zealand, under pretence of any commission from any State other than New Zealand (whether or not that State is at war with New Zealand) or under pretence of authority from any person whatever, commits an act of hostility or robbery: (b) Within or outside New Zealand, enters into any New Zealand ship and throws overboard or destroys any goods on board the ship: (c) Within or outside New Zealand, on board any New Zealand ship— (i) Turns enemy or rebel and piratically runs away with the ship or any boat, weapons, ammunition, or goods; or (ii) Voluntarily yields up the ship or any boat, weapons, ammunition, or goods to any pirate; or (iii) Counsels or procures any person to yield up or run away with any ship, goods, or merchandise, or to turn pirate or go over to pirates; or (iv) Assaults the master or commander of any ship in order to prevent him from fighting in defence of his ship and goods; or (v) Imprisons or restrains the master or commander of any ship; or (vi) Makes or endeavours to make a revolt in the ship. (2) Subsection (1) of this section shall extend and apply to aircraft as it applies to ships; and for the purposes of this subsection any reference in subsection (1) of this section to the master or commander of any ship shall be read as a reference to the pilot in command of an aircraft. Compare: 1908 No 32 s 122