Piratical Ships Act 1825

One of the anti-Piracy Acts, the Piratical Ships Act 1825 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (6 Geo. 4. c. 49). It also is known as An Act for encouraging the Capture or Destruction of Piratical Ships and Vessels, as well as the Bounty Act{{Cite journal |last=Rubin |first=Alfred P. |date=1 January 1988 |title=The Law of Piracy. By Alfred P. Rubin. Newport, R.I.: Naval War College Press, 1988. Pp. xiv, 444. Indexes. $22. |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2203491 |journal=American Journal of International Law |volume=84 |issue=2 |pages=620–622 |doi=10.2307/2203491 |jstor=2203491 |s2cid=246010971 |issn=0002-9300 |via=Digital Commons}} and the Pirates (Head Money) Act. It put a price on the heads of pirates.{{cite book |doi=10.1017/9781108594516.005 |chapter=Indochina |title=Pirates of Empire |date=2019 |pages=161–208 |isbn=978-1-108-59451-6 }}Edward R. Lucas, [http://web.isanet.org/Web/Conferences/ISSS%20Austin%202014/Archive/8784966a-2f94-4d75-b5f1-5cd05dede492.pdf Junks, Sampans and Stinkpots: The British experience with maritime piracy in 19th century China]. Paper presented to the ISSS/ISAC Annual Conference Saturday November 15, 2014.{{cite journal |doi=10.2307/2213753|jstor=2213753 |issue=1 |date=1932 |journal=The American Journal of International Law |title=Part IV-Piracy |volume=26 |pages=739–885 }}{{cite journal |last1=Paige |first1=Tamsin |title=Piracy and Universal Jurisdiction |journal=Macquarie Law Journal |date=2013 |volume=12 |pages=131–154}}

It was amended by the Piracy Act 1837, which abolished the death penalty for most offences of piracy, but created a new offence often known as piracy with violence, which was punishable with death. This offence still exists in the United Kingdom, but is no longer punishable by death since the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.