Original sentence: But as the court ruled that the platform (which Bates was now calling Sealand) was outside British territorial limits, being beyond the then  limit of the country's waters, the case could not proceed as it was not within British jurisdiction.In this role, he apparently served as Sealand's acting Head of State and also its Head of Government.Roy Bates styled himself as Prince Roy and his wife Princess Joan.Sealand has been involved in several commercial operations, including the issuing of coins and postage stamps and the establishment of an offshore Internet hosting facility, or data haven.Sealand previously sold fantasy passports (as termed by the Council of the European Union), which are not valid for international travel.Their son had been referred to as the Prince Regent by the Bates family between 1999 and Roy's death in 2012
Edited sentence: But as the court ruled that the platform (which Bates was now calling "Sealand") was outside British territorial limits, being beyond the then  limit of the country's waters, the case could not proceed as it was not within British jurisdiction.In this role, he apparently served as Sealand's acting "Head of State" and also its "Head of Government".Roy Bates styled himself as "Prince Roy" and his wife "Princess Joan".Sealand has been involved in several commercial operations, including the issuing of coins and postage stamps and the establishment of an offshore Internet hosting facility, or "data haven".Sealand previously sold "fantasy passports" (as termed by the Council of the European Union), which are not valid for international travel.Their son had been referred to as the "Prince Regent" by the Bates family between 1999 and Roy's death in 2012