Customs Act 1879 (SA)

A. D. 1879.

No. 150.

An Act to amcnd " T h c Customs Act, 1864."

HEBEAS it is exyedicnt to n~nci~cl '' The Customs Act, 1861," P'~"""'~.

W by appointing a ilepnty Collector of Customs, by determining	what shall bc Customs Holihys, by rcpcaling certain of the present
p'ovisions of thc said Act regulating the coasting trade, and by making other provisions in lieu thcreof--Be it therefore Xnacted by
the Governor of the P ro~ ince of' South L4~~~tml i; l, with the advicc
and consent of the Legislative Co~incil and Hnuse uf Asscmbly of the
'said yrovincc, in this prcscnt Pnrliainent usscmbled, as follows:

150

2, The said " The Customs Act, 1864" (saw so fk as the same is Incorporntiu~l.

affected, altered, or an~eilded hereby), shall bc clcerned to be incor- porated with this Act, ancl shall be construed herewith as forming one Act.

3, Sections 9, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, and 128, of tllc said W+ of c c l l ~ l ~octlons of " T11u

"The Customs Act, 1864," are hereby repealed, excepting always in customs	1864."
so far as the said sections may repeal any former Acts or Ordinanccs, or any part thereof, and excepting so far as relates to anything lawfully done before the commencement of this Act, and excepting so far as niay be necessary to enable any punishment to be inflicted or penalty enforced for anything contrary to the provisions of
the said Act or the Acts or Ordinitncc~ thereby repealed, or any

of them. 4, The

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Customs Act Amendmm t A c t. 187 9.

In the absence of the

Collector of Customs, 4, The Governor may appoint any proper person, to be called

a dcputy may he	the Deputy Collector of Customs: to execute the duties, and to
appointed.	exerciseali the-powers, authorities, licences, and discretions of the said Collector of Customs, during the absence on leave of the said Collector.
Customs holidays.	5. The following days shall be kept as public holidays by the Customs, that is to say-New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, the Anniversary of the Foundation of the said Province, Christmas Day, such days as shall be appointed for the celebration of Prince Alfred's Birthday, the Prince of Wales' Birthday, the Anniversary of the Birthday and Accession of ITer Majesty or Her successors, in cvery year, and any other days which shall bc specially proclaimed by tllc Governor, by Yroolamation~ to be published i n the Govermnent Gazette, as a Customs holiday, ancl every Saturday after the hour of one o'clock in the afternom.

Edastcrs of coasting	6,	The master of every coasting ship shall keep a cargo-book,
ships to keep cargo-

book. stating-

I. The nanw of the ship, the owler, the nlastcr, rtnd the port to

urhicli she belongs:

rI The port of loading, and that to which shc is bound on each

voyagc:

111. A general staterneilt of the nature of the cargo:

IT. The particulars of ally bonded goods on board:

v. The respective tixrlcs uf departure from eveyy port of loading,

and of arrival at every port of dischargc:

And such master shall, on demand, produce such book, for the inspection of any proper officer of the Customs, who shall be a t liberty to make ally iqotc or remark therein: And if any goods shall bc found on board any such coasting ship, particulars whereof have not been entered in such book as aforesaid, or shall be landed

or attempted to be landed thcrefion~, subject to the payment of	duty and on which duty has not bccn paid, snch goods shall he
f'orieited: And if such master shall fail to keep sixh cargo-book in manner aforesaid or to produce the same when dcmanded he shall foi-feit a sum not exceeding Twenty Pounds.

Cargo-book duly

signed to be transire	7, Bcfore any coasting ship, except as hereinafter provided, shall depart from the port of loading, the master shall produce the cargo- book to the proper officer of Customs, who shall sign the same; and thcrcupon such cargo-book shall bc the clearance of the ship for the voyage, and the trarlsirc for the goods specified therein; and if thc master shall fail to deliver such cargo-book he sllall forfeit a sum not exceeding Twenty Pounds.
for coasting ship.
Caw-book to be pro-

duced at port of dis- 8. Within twenty-four hours after the arrival of any coastiqg ship,

charge.

except as hereinafter provided, a t the port of discharge, and before

any

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any goods bc ~mlaclen, the cargo-book shall be delivered to tlw propcr officer of Castonis, who shall note thereon the &ate of delivery; and if any goods shall be unladen contrary to the pro- visions hercof, tllc master shall forfeit such goods and a sum not exceeding Twenty I'o~znds.

bond in such sum and with such securities or security as the Collector be permitted. 9. The master or owner of any coasting ship shall, 011 giving General transire n l n s

inay require, bc entitled to receive a gcneral transire which shall empowcr such coasting ship to make coasting voyages for three months with011 t requiring a clearance each voyage: Provided that if any bonded goods are carried under such general transire, the master shall critcr the particulars thereof in his cargo-book, and deliver such goods only to the proper officer of Customs at the port of discharge, or he shall forfeit such goods and s sum not exceeding

Fifty Pounds.

10, On obtaining s11 cl1 general transire the master shall satisfy On obtaining trml- sire all. dues to be

thc Collector that all	lights, harbor, or tonnage dues for which ,atisfied.
sad1 ship may be liable	have been duly paid; and if such transire

shall expire 6hile a coasting ship is at sea, the master shall either ,,, eipirotiOll	qek
obtain a renewal of such trnnsire from the Collector at the first port to bc renewed.

at which llc shall arrive or obtain a clearance therefrom in the same manner as if no such transire had been held by him; and if the master shall, i11 thc opinion of the Collector, have disobeyed ~f masterbreaks any

any of the pro~isions or the rules or regulations contained in or &c-

made under the authority of this Act, or of thc said " Customs Act, transire, and may refuse to grant to such mastc3r any xencwal thereof.

1864," or any other Act now or hereafter in force concerning the Collector may ranccl

11, Upon obtaining such transire as aforesaid all goods may be Fines for unrllipment

unshippecl from any ship arriving coastwise, or be shipped or water- ;,"dslhiprnent	of
borne to be shipped to bc carried coastwise, at any tinic or times, exccpt on Sundt~ys. If any such goods be unshipped or shipped,
forfeited, and the master of such ship shall forfeit the sum of Fifty	cscept as hereinafter provided, on a Sunday, the same shdl be	It'o~~nds: Provided that it shall be lawful for any master of any coasting ship to unship any cattle, fresh mcat, fish, fruit, vcgatables, and other perisllable articles, and the personal baggage of passengers,

on.	Sundays.
In thr namc and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent

to this Bill.

W h I. F. I)ltUhlhlONI) JERVOIS, Goyernor.

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Adelaide: By authority, E. SPILLER, Acting Government Printer, Worth-terrace.