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Prerogativa Regis 1322 (Latin: Of the King's Prerogative) is a 1322 law passed by the Parliament of England at the behest of King Edward II. Sections 13 and 17 remain in force part of English law in the United Kingdom.

Provisions
Section 13 of Prerogativa Regis states that all whales and sturgeons within the realm belonged to the Monarch.

Application
Generally, the Crown does not exercise the right to claim under the act in modern times. In 2004, a sturgeon was caught in Swansea Bay. Following the law, the fisherman who caught it offered it to Queen Elizabeth II. The Royal Household wrote back informing that the Queen did not wish to claim it and that he may "dispose of it as he saw fit". He then attempted to sell it for £700 in Plymouth but was prevented by Devon and Cornwall Police under a separate law that prohibited sales of sturgeons.