Section 2(1)(i) in THE MARITIME ANTI-PIRACY ACT, 2022
(i)"pirate ship" means a ship which-(i)is intended by the person in dominant control to be used for the purposes of committing any of the acts referred to in sub-clauses (i) to (iv) of clause (h); or(ii)has been used to commit any such act, referred to in sub-clause (i) of this clause, so long as it remains under the control of the person guilty of that act;