Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter 11
7. Jurisdiction
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to the provisions of this Code, the jurisdiction of the High
Court and a Court of a Magistrate in criminal matters shall extend to any offence committed -
wholly or partly within Brunei Darussalam;
on board any ship registered in Brunei Darussalam;
on board any aircraft registered in Brunei Darussalam;
on the high seas if the offence is piracy by the law of nations;
offence
"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by any other written law for the time being in force…
by any person outside Brunei Darussalam who abets, or enters a conspiracy to commit, an offence within Brunei
Darussalam, whether or not any overt act in furtherance of such conspiracy takes place within Brunei Darussalam; or by a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan, whether the offence was committed within or outside
Brunei Darussalam.
Terms defined in s 2
High Court
Defined · s 2"High Court" means the High Court of the Supreme Court for Brunei Darussalam;
Magistrate
Defined · s 2"Magistrate" means a Magistrate appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under the Subordinate Courts Act or under any written law;
offence
Defined · s 2"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by any other written law for the time being in force…
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