Customs Ordinance 1860 Amendment Act 1878 (WA)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
ANNO QUADRAGESIMO SECUNDO
VICTORIA', REGI
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No. XXI.
AN ACT to farther amend "The Customs
Ordinance, 1860."
[ Assented to, 24th July, ISM.]
| HEREAS it is expedient to further amend "The Customs Governor of Western Australia and its Dependencies, by and withWOrdinance, 1860 ;" Be it enacted by His Excellency the | Preamble. |
| the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:— |
1 THIS Act may be cited as " The Customs Ordinance, 1860, Short Title.
Amendment Act, 1878," and this Act and the said Ordinance shall Incorporated with 24th
| be taken and read together as one Act. | Vic., No. 5. |
| 2 NO ship, barge, flat, boat, or other vessel, whether licensed Any | h. | n |
| under any other Act or not, shall in any port of the Colony be used a t:IL c‘ittry,:altii.; | as a lighter for the conveyance of any goods or stores, other than licensed to be forfeited. |
| coal, to or from any ship or vessel arriving coastwise or \from any | |
| port or place beyond the limits of the Colony, without being duly |
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Customs Ordinance, 1860—Amendment.
licensed by the Collector or other Principal Officer of Customs at such port. Any ship, barge, flat, boat, or other vessel that shall be used as aforesaid, without being licensed as aforesaid, shall, together with the tackle, furniture, and apparel thereof, be forfeited.
3 THE Collector or other Principal Officer of Customs at any
| Collector or other Principal | ,mt shall have power from time to time, on application made by |
| Officer of Customs to grant 11 |
| licenses. | the master or owner of any ship, barge, flat, boat, or other vessel, to grant a license under this Act to such ship, barge, flat, boat, or vessel. Provided, always, that it shall be lawful for such Collector or Officer as aforesaid to refuse a license in any case, if the said ship, barge, flat, boat, or vessel appears to him unsafe or unsound in any material particular ; if the same is not decked and provided with hatches capable of being securely fastened; or if the master or owner of the same has, within three years of such applica- tion, been convicted of any offence under the " Customs Ordinance, 1860." |
| Collector, &c., may suspend | 4 IT shall be lawful for the Collector or other Principal Officer |
| license. | of Customs as aforesaid, after granting any license under this Act, to suspend the same from time to time for any period not exceeding one month, if the ship, barge, flat, boat, or vessel thereby licensed becomes unsafe or unsound in any material particular, or ceases to be decked and provided with hatches capable of being securely fastened, or if the master or owner thereof is convicted of any offence under the " Customs Ordinance, 1860." Such suspension shall take effect from and after twelve hours after the Collector or Officer as aforesaid shall have given notice to the master or owner of the ship, barge, flat, boat, or vessel, or have affixed a notice to the mast of the same that the license is suspended. Any ship, barge, flat, boat, or vessel whose license is suspended as aforesaid, shall during the period of any such suspension be deemed to be unlicensed to all intents and purposes. |
| Onus of proof of license. | 5 THE onus of proof of such license shall at all times be on the |
master or owner of such ship, barge, fiat, boat, or vessel.
| Collector, &e., to post up | 6 THE Collector or other Officer as aforesaid shall post up, and |
| list of licenses. | keep posted up in some convenient part of the Custom House, a list of all licenses granted by him under this Act. |
| Duration of license. | 7 ANY license granted under this Act shall, unless otherwise |
expressed, remain in force until the 31st day of December after the
same is granted.
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Customs Ordinance, 1860—Amendment,
8 THE master or owner of any ship, barge, flat, boat, or vessel
| laden with cargo from any ship or vessel in the port of Fremantle | Master of vessel laden with | |
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| who' shall commence to unload such cargo or shall proceed to Perth |
| without having delivered to the Landing Waiter at Fremantle his mission | stseioLoefa.Landing Waiter |
| permit or boat-note, and receiving from such Landing Waiter per- mission to unload or proceed as aforesaid, shall on conviction thereof be liable to a penalty not exceeding Fifty pounds. |
9 THIS Act shall come into operation on the first day of Act to come into operation
| January next. | 1st January, ism |
In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent to
this Act.
H. ST. GEORGE ORD, Governor.
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SCHEDULE.
Form of License.
I hereby certify that the cutter "Mary" is licensed under the "Customs Ordinance, 1860, Amendment Act, 1878," to be used as a lighter for the conveyance of goods and cargo to and from any ship or vessel in the port of
| No. | Name and address of owner. | Name mid address of master. | Tonnage. |
A.B.,
Collector (or Principal Officer) of Customs.
Custom House,
| the | day of |
By Authority : RICHARD P4THER, Government Printer., Perth.
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