ANNO SEXTO GEORGII IV. REGIS. CAP. CVII. An Act for the General Regulation of the [5th July 1825.] Customs. HEREAS an Act was passed in the present Ses sion of Parliament, intituled An Act to repeal the 6 G.4. c. 105. several Laws relating to the Customs, in which it is declared, that the Laws of the Customs have become intricate, by reason of the great Number of Acts relating thereto which have been passed through a long Series of Years; and it is therefore highly expedient, for the Interests of Commerce and the Ends of Justice, and also for affording Convenience and Facility to all Persons who may be subject to the Operation of those Laws, or who may be authorized to act in the Execution thereof, that all the Statutes now in force relating to the Customs should be repealed, and that the Purposes for which they have from Time to Time been made should be secured by new Enactments, exhibiting more perspicuously and compendiously the various Provisions contained in them: And whereas, by the said Act, all the Laws relating to the Customs will be repealed; and it is expedient to make Provisions for regulating the Customs after such Repeal shall have Effect: Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That from and Commencement after the Fifth Day of January One thousand eight hun- of Act. dred and twenty-six, this Act shall come into and be and continue in full Force and Operation, for the General Regulation of the Customs of the United Kingdom and of the INWARDS. General Provision. No Goods to be landed, nor Bulk broken, before Report United Kingdom, or in the Isle of Man, and Entry. Times and Places of landing; and Care of Officers. Goods not reported or entered, forfeited. If Bulk be illegally broken, Master to forfeit 100%. II. AND whereas it is expedient that the Officers of Customs should have full Cognizance of all Ships coming into any Port in the United Kingdom, or in the Isle of Man, or approaching the Coasts thereof, and of all Goods on board, or which may have been on board such Ships, and also of all Goods unladen from any Ship in any Port or Place in the United Kingdom or in the Isle of Man; be it therefore enacted, THAT no Goods shall be unladen from any Ship arriving from Parts beyond the Seas, at any Port or Place in the nor shall Bulk be broken after the Arrival of such Ship within Four Leagues of the Coasts thereof respectively, before due Report (1) of such Ship, and due Entry (2) of such Goods shall have been made, and Warrant granted in Manner herein-after directed; — and that no Goods shall be so unladen except at such Times and Places (3), and in such Manner, and by such Persons, and under the Care of such Officers as is and are herein-after directed; and that all Goods not duly reported, or which shall be unladen contrary hereto, shall be forfeited (4); and if Bulk be broken contrary hereto, the Master of such Ship shall forfeit the Sum of One hundred Pounds; and if after the Arrival of any Ship within Four Leagues of the Coast of the United Kingdom, or of the Isle of Man, any Alteration be made in the Stowage of the Cargo of such Ship, so as to facilitate the unlading of any Part of such Cargo, - or if any Part be staved, destroyed, or thrown overboard, or any Package be opened, such Ship shall be deemed Certain Articles to have broken Bulk:- PROVIDED always, that may be landed the several Articles herein-after enumerated may without Entry. landed in the United Kingdom without Report, Entry, Manifest. be or Warrant; (that is to say), Diamonds and Bullion (5), Fresh Fish, British taken and imported in British Ships, Turbots and Lobsters fresh, however taken or imported. III. AND be it further enacted, That no Goods (6) shall be imported into the United Kingdom, or into the (1) See § 8. (2) See § 16. (5) As to Navigation, see Cap. 109. §.2. 3. Manifest. All British Manifests. Manifest. Isle of Man, from Parts beyond the Seas, in any British INWARDS. Ship,-nor any Tobacco in any Ship, unless the Master shall have on board a Manifest (1) of such Goods, or of such Tobacco, made out and dated and signed by him at the Place (2) or respective Places where the same or the different Parts of the same was or were taken on board, and authenticated (3) in the Manner hereinafter provided; and every such Manifest shall set forth the Name and the Tonnage of the Ship, the Name of the Master, and of the Place to which the Ship belongs, and of the Place or Places where the Goods were taken on board respectively, and of the Place or Places for which they are destined respectively; and shall contain a particular Account and Description of all the Packages on board, with the Marks and Numbers thereon, and the Sorts of Goods and different Kinds of each Sort contained therein, to the best of the Master's Knowledge (4), and of the Particulars of such Goods as are stowed loose; and the Names of the respective Shippers and Consignees, as far as the same can be known to the Master; and to such particular Account shall be subjoined a general Account or Recapitulation of the total Number of the Packages of each Sort, describing the same by their usual Names, or by such Descriptions as the same can best be known by, and the different Goods therein, and also the total Quantities of the different Goods stowed loose: PROVIDED always, that every Manifest for Tobacco Tobacco. IV. AND be it further enacted, That before any Ship shall be cleared out or depart from any Place in any of the British Possessions abroad, or from any Place in China, with any Goods for the United Kingdom or for the (1) To be produced on the Coast, § 7. and at Time of Report, § 10. (2) See also Bills of Lading or Copies, § 10: (3) See § 4. 5. (5) See Restrictions as to packing Tobacco in Table, § 52. To be produced to Officers in Colonies, &c. Manifest. INWARDS. Isle of Man, Isle of Man, the Master of such Ship shall produce the Manifest to the Collector or Controller of the Customs, or other proper Officer, who shall certify upon the same the Date of the Production thereof to him: PROVIDED always, that in all Places within the Territorial Possessions of the East India Company, the Servant of the said Company by whom the last Dispatches of such Ship shall be delivered, shall be the proper Officer to authenticate the Manifest as aforesaid, and in all Places in China the Chief Supercargo of the said Company shall be the proper Officer for such Purpose. By whom authenticated. To be produced to Consuls. Tobacco. If wanting, Master to forfeit 100%. Manifest to be produced within Four Leagues; V. AND be it further enacted, That before the Depar ture of any Ship from any Place beyond the Seas, not under the British Dominions, where any Tobacco has been taken on board such Ship for the United Kingdom or for the Isle of Man, the Master of such Ship shall produce the Manifest of such Tobacco to the British Consul or other Chief British Officer, if there be any such resident at or near such Place; and such Consul or other Officer shall certify upon the same the Date of the Production thereof to him. VI. AND be it further enacted, That if any Goods (1) shall be imported into the United Kingdom or into the Isle of Man, in any British Ship, or any Tobacco in without such Manifest, any Ship, or if any Goods contained in such Manifest be not on board,- the Master of such Ship shall forfeit the Sum of One hundred Pounds. VII. AND be it further enacted, That the Master of every Ship required to have a Manifest on board, shall produce such Manifest (2) to any Officer of the Customs who shall come on board his Ship, after her Arrival within Four Leagues of the Coast of the United Kingdom, or of the Coast of the Isle of Man, and who shall demand the and Copies de same, for his Inspection; and such Master shall also deliver to any such Officer, who shall be the first to demand it, a true Copy of such Manifest signed by the Master; and shall also deliver another Copy to any other Officer of the Customs, who shall be the first to demand the same within the Limits of the Port to which such Ship is bound; - and thereupon such Officers livered to Offi cers. (1) The Goods are not importable without a Manifest, § 3. Manifest. Copies to be transmitted to respectively shall notify on such Manifest and on such INWARDS. Copies the Date of the Production of such Manifest and of the Receipt of such Copies, and shall transmit such Copies to the Collector and Controller of the Port to which such Vessel is first bound, and shall return such Manifest to the Master; AND if such Master shall not in any Case produce such Manifest, or deliver such Master not proCopy, he shall forfeit the Sum of One hundred Pounds. Port of Desti nation. ducing, to forfeit 100%. Report. Master, within Twenty-four Hours and before Breaking Bulk shall report. AND such Particulars of VIII. AND be it further enacted, That the Master (1) of every Ship arriving from Parts beyond the Seas at any Port in the United Kingdom or in the Isle of Man, whether laden or in ballast, — shall, within Twenty-four Hours after such Arrival, and before Bulk be broken, make due Report of such Ship, upon Oath, before the Collector or Controller of such Port; Report shall contain an Account of the particular Marks, Numbers, and Contents of all the different Packages or Parcels of the Goods on board such Ship, and the Particulars of such Goods as are stowed loose, to the best of his Knowledge (2), and of the Place or Places where such Goods were respectively taken on board, and of the Burthen of such Ship, and of the Country (3) where such Ship was built, or, if British (4), of the Port of Registry, and of the Country of the People to whom such Ship belongs, and of the Name and Country of the Person who was Master during the Voyage, and of the Number of the People by whom such Ship was navigated, stating how many are Subjects of the Country to which such Ship belongs, and how many are of some other Country; AND in such Report it shall be further declared, whether and in what Cases such Ship has broken Bulk in the Course of her Voyage, and what Part of the Cargo, if any, is intended for Importation at such Port, and what Part, if any, is intended for Importation at another Port (5) in the United Kingdom, or at another Port in the Isle of Report. (1) His Name, if not appearing in the Register, must be first endorsed, see $125. and Cap. 110. § 22. (2) See examining of Master upon Oath, § 10. (3) See Navigation, Cap. 109. § 12. 15. (4) And if the Ship has received Foreign Repairs, exceeding 20s. to the Ton, the Master must report it, see Cap. 110. § 6. D |