Dockyards, etc. Protection Act (1772)
“ AND... any person who shall commit any of the offences before mentioned in any place out of this realm, may be indicted and tried for the same either in any shire or county within this realm, in like manner and form as if such offence had been committed within the said shire or county, or in such island, country, or place where such offence shall have been actually committed, as his Majesty, his heirs or successors, may deem most expedient for bringing such offender to justice, any law, usage, or custom notwithstanding. ”
