ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Merchant Shipping Act
432. Offences onboard ships
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
432. Offences onboard ships
Where any person is charged with having committed any offence under this Act, the person—(a)if he is a Kenyan citizen and is charged with having committed it—(i)on board any Kenyan ship on the high seas;(ii)in any foreign port or harbour; or(iii)on board any foreign ship to which he does not belong; or(b)if he is not a Kenyan citizen and is charged with having committed it on board any Kenyan ship on the high seas,and he is found within the jurisdiction of the court in Kenya, which would have had jurisdiction in relation to the offence if it had been committed on board a Kenyan ship within the limits of its ordinary jurisdiction to try the offence, the court shall have jurisdiction to try the offence as if it had been so committed.