Customs Act 1842
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1842 c. 47 |
(5 & 6 Vict.) C A P. XLVII.
[9th July 1842]
'WHEREAS several Acts were passed in the Third and Fourth Years of the Reign of His late Majesty KingWilliam the Fourth, for consolidating the Laws of the Customs: And whereas it has been found necessary from Time to Time to make certain Alterations therein: And whereas certain further Alterations and Amendments are now required:' Be it therefore enacted by the Queen'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, Thatfrom and after the passing of this Act the same shall come into and be and continue in full Force and Operation for the Purposes mentioned therein, except where any other Commencementis herein-after particularly directed.
II The Act 3 & 4 W. 4. c. 51. to be registered in the Royal Court of Jersey, &c.
II. 'And whereas one of the said Acts was passed for the Management of the Customs, and it is expedient to amend the same: And whereas the Provisions of the said last-mentioned Act extend to the Island ofJersey , so far as the same are applicable to that Island, according to the Laws thereof, although the said Island is not specially named therein: And whereas the said Island not having been specially named in the said Act, the same has not been registered in the Royal Court of the said Island;' be it therefore enacted, That the said Royal Court shall have full Power and Authority and is hereby required to register the said Act in the same Manner as if the said Islandhad been specially named therein.
III Certain Prohibitions repealed.
III.' And whereas by one of the said Acts, intituledAn Act for the Regulation of the Customs , several Sorts of Goods, enumerated or described in a Table of Prohibitions and Restrictions Inwards therein set forth, are absolutely prohibited to be imported into the United Kingdom, and it is expedient to repeal several of the same Prohibitions;' be it therefore enacted, That so much of the said Act and Table as prohibits the Importation into the United Kingdom of Beef or Pork, fresh or corned or slightly salted, great Cattle, Mutton, Lamb, Sheep, Swine, and Fish of Foreign Taking or Curing, or in Foreign Vessels, shall be and the same is hereby repealed.
IV Fish of Foreign Taking, Train Oil, &c. prohibited to be imported, unless in certain Vessels.
IV. Provided always, and be it enacted, That all Fish of Foreign Taking, except Anchovies, Eels, Turbot, and Lobsters, and all Train Oil, Blubber, Spermaceti Oil, Head Matter, Skins, Bones, and Fins, the Produce of Fish or Creatures living in the Sea, and of Foreign Taking, shall be and the same is hereby prohibited to be imported into the United Kingdom in Fishing Vessels, or in any other Vessels, unless such other Vessels shall have been cleared out regularly from some Foreign Port; and if any such Fish or Produce of Fish or Creatures living in the Sea shall be so imported into the United Kingdom the same shall be forfeited.
V & 4 W. 4. c. 52. respecting landing of Turbots repealed.
V. And be it enacted, That so much of the said last-mentioned Act as permits Turbots of Foreign Taking or imported in a Foreign Ship, to be landed in the United Kingdom, without Report, Entry, or Warrant, and so much of the said Act as excepts such Turbots from the Regulations as to Times and Places of landing, and Presence of Officers of Customs at landing, shall be repealed.
VI As to Weight of Packages of Tobacco, the Produce of Mexico, &c. imported from British Possessions and United States.
VI. 'And whereas by the said last-mentioned Act, and by an Act passed in the Sixth and Seventh Years of the Reign of His late Majesty KingWilliam the Fourth, intituled An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Customs , certain Restrictions are laid down in respect of the Packages in which Tobacco may be imported into the United Kingdom;' be it therefore enacted, That the said Restrictions shall not extend to Negrohead Tobacco, the Produce of and imported from the United States of America in Packages of not less than One hundred and fifty Pounds Weight each, nor to any Tobacco the Produce of Mexico, Columbia , or the Continent of South America , or the Islands of Saint Domingo and Cuba , when imported from the Warehouse in any British Possession in America , in Packages of not less than Eighty Pounds Weight each.
VII & 4 W. 4. c. 52. as to marking Weight of Tobacco on Casks, &c., repealed.
VII. 'And whereas by the said Act for the Regulation of the Customs Tobacco is prohibited to be imported into the United Kingdom unless the particular Weight of Tobacco in each Hogshead, Cask, Chest, or Case, with the Tare of the same, be marked thereon: And whereas it is expedient to repeal so much of the said Act;' be it therefore enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act so much of the said last-mentioned Act as is herein-before set forth shall be repealed.
VIII Tobacco may be re-imported into the United Kingdom by Bill of Store.
VIII. 'And whereas by the said last-mentioned Act certain Articles therein mentioned, which have been exported from the United Kingdom, cannot be re-imported for Home Use by Bill of Store, and it is expedient to remove such Restriction from the Article of Tobacco;' be it therefore enacted, That so much of the said Act as restricts the Re-importation of Tobacco into the United Kingdom shall be and the same is hereby repealed: Provided always, that such Tobacco so re-imported shall be subject to all the Restrictions imposed by Law upon Tobacco imported into the United Kingdom, and liable to Forfeiture if imported contrary to such Restrictions.
IX So much of the 3 & 4 W. 4. c. 52. s. 3. as requires a separate Manifest for Tobacco, repealed.
IX. 'And whereas by the said last-mentioned Act it is provided that every Manifest for Tobacco shall be a separate Manifest, distinct from any Manifest for any other Goods, and shall without fail contain the particular Weight of Tobacco in each Hogshead, Cask, Chest, or Case, with the Tare of the same, and that if such Tobacco be the Produce of the Dominions of the Grand Seignor, then the Numbers of Parcels or Bundles within any such Hogshead, Cask, Chest, or Case shall be stated in such Manifest,
*See post, Chap. 56.
and it is expedient that so much of the said Actshould be repealed;' be it therefore enacted, That so much of the said last-mentioned Act as is herein-before set forth shall be and the same is hereby repealed: Provided always, that the general Manifest shall include Tobacco in common with all other Goods imported inBritish ShipsX No Drawback on Tobacco not properly manufactured, and Penalty on Persons fraudulently attempting to obtain Drawback.
X. And be it enacted, That no Drawback shall be allowed on any Tobacco which shall not have been wholly manufactured from Tobacco on which the full Duty on Importation shall have been paid, nor on any Tobacco which shall be mixed with Dirt or Rubbish or any other Ingredients; and every Person who shall enter or ship, or cause to be entered or shipped, or produce or cause to be produced to any Officer of Customs to be shipped, for Exportation or for Stores, any Tobacco not entitled to Drawback, with Intent unduly to obtain any Drawback thereon, or any greater Drawback than he would otherwise be entitled to, shall, over and above all other Penalties which he may thereby incur, forfeit Treble the Amount of the Drawback sought to be obtained, or Two hundred Pounds, at the Election of the Commissioners of Customs; and all such Tobacco shall be forfeited, and may be seized by any Officer of Customs or Excise.
XI Foreign Goods bearing Names, &c. of Manufacturers in United Kingdom on Importation after 5th Jan. 1843, to be forfeited.
XI. 'And whereas Goods of Foreign Manufacture have been imported into the United Kingdom, and into theBritish Possessions abroad, bearing the Names, Brands, or Marks of Manufacturers resident in the United Kingdom, to the great Prejudice of such Manufacturers: And whereas it is expedient that Regulations should be made for the Prevention of such Importations;' be it therefore enacted, That from and after the Fifth Day of January One thousand eight hundred and forty-three any Articles of Foreign Manufacture, and any Packages of such Articles, imported into the United Kingdom or into the British Possessions abroad, bearing any Names, Brands, or Marks purporting to be the Names, Brands, or Marks of Manufacturers resident in the United Kingdom, shall be forfeited.
XII Spirits may be imported in Stone Bottles not exceeding the Size of Quart Bottles.
XII. 'And whereas by the said last-mentioned Act, and by certain subsequent Acts to amend the Laws relating to the Customs, certain Restrictions are imposed on the Importation of Spirits, and it is expedient to relax such Restrictions...
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