Thames, etc. Act 1758
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1758 c. 16 |
(32 Geo. 2) C A P. XVI.
'WHEREAS an Act made in the sixth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intituled,An Act for the better Regulation of Lastage and Ballastage in the River Thames, which was to continue in Force from the first Day of June one thousand seven hundred and thirty-three, for five Years, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament; and which, by an Act made in the eleventh Year of the Reign of his said present Majesty, was further continued for seven Years, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament; and by an Actmade in the eighteenth Year of the Reign of his said present Majesty, was further continued for eleven Years, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, is near expiring: And whereas the said Act hath greatly tended to the preventing the Frauds and Abuses thentofore committed by the Ballast-men employed under the Master, Wardens, and Assistants of theTrinity House at Deptford Strond in the County of Kent , and also to the Preservation of the Navigation of the said River Thames , and the promoting and encouraging the Trade of this Kingdom, and for the Maintenance and Relief of decayed Seamen, their Wives, Widows, and Orphans;' 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 the said Act, and all and every the Powers, Authorities, Clauses, and Provisionstherein contained, other than such as are herein after altered or amended, shall be and continue, and the same is and are hereby continued, in Force, from the Expiration thereof, until the twenty-fourth Day ofJune one thousand seven hundred and seventy, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament.
'II. And, for the explaining and rendering more effectual the said first recited Act, and ascertaining the Quantities of Dung, Compost, Earth, or Soil, which may be shipped or transported as Ballast;' Be it therefore further enacted by the Authorityaforesaid, That from and after the twenty-fourth Day ofJune one thousand seven hundred and fifty-nine, any Master, Owner or Owners of any Ship or Vessel, may ship, transport and carry, in his or their Ship or Ships, Vessel or Vessels, as Ballast, from London , or any Part of the River Thames , any Dung, Compost, Earth, or Soil, or any Chalk Rubbish, Sope Ashes, Soap Waste, Flints, Tobacco-Pipe Clay, or other Clay, or any other Goods or Commodities claimed to be furnished as Ballast by the said Corporation of Trinity House (subject nevertheless to the Payment of the Rates and Duties, and under the Provisoes and Restrictions, herein after mentioned and contained concerning the same) so that the whole Quantity together of all Dung, Compost, Earth, or Soil, which shall be allowed to be shipped and transported for Ballast as aforesaid, under the Authority of this Act, for the Use of Coasters and Colliers, or on any other Account or Pretence whatsoever, doth not exceed in any one Year, to commence and be computed from the first Day of June inclusive in every Year, the Quantity of three thousand Tons, over and besides the Quantity of two thousand Tons of Dung, Compost, Earth, or Soil, herein after specified and allowed to be shipped or put on Board any Coasting Ships or Vessels in the said RiverThames , by the Lessee or Lessees, Occupier or Occupiers of the Laystalls of the City of London for the Time being, on the Condition hereinafter mentioned; and so also that the whole Quantityof Chalk and Chalk Rubbish which shall be shipped and transported as Ballast, for the Use of Coasters and Colliers in the said RiverThames , doth not exceed the Quantity of three thousand Tons in any one Year, to commence and be computed as aforesaid; and so likewise that the whole Quantityof Sope Ashes, and of all other Sorts of Commodities as aforesaid, claimed to be furnished as Ballast as aforesaid by the said Corporation, and licensed by the Authority of this Act to be shipped and transported as Ballast as aforesaid, for the Use of Coasters and Colliers in the said River, doth not exceed the Quantity of two thousand Tons in any one Year, to commence and be computed as aforesaid.
III Entry to be made of all Commodities shipped for Ballast:
III. Provided nevertheless, and be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That before the Master, Owner or Owners, of any Ship or Vessel, shall permit any of the said Commodities or Things, claimed to be furnished as Ballast by the said Corporation, to be shipped or put on board any such Ship or Vessel, every such Master, Owner or Owners, shall make a due Entry at the Ballast Office of theTrinity House in London , or with the Officer of the said Trinity House at Gravesend (unless any of the said Commodities or Things shall be shipped or put on board any Ship or Vessel as aforesaid, in the last seven Days of the Month of May in any Year, and then every Entry thereof shall be made at the Office of the Trinity House in London , and not in any other Place) of all Commodities and Things as aforesaid, which shall be shipped or put on board any such Ship or Vessel as Ballast, and of the Nameof every such Ship or Vessel, and of the Master or Commander thereof; and also at the Time of the making of every such respective Entry, shall pay to the said Corporation for such Licence or Authority one Penny for every Ton of the said Commodities and Things so to be entered as aforesaid.
IV on Penalty of 5 l.
IV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That if any Master, Owner or Owners, or Officer of any Ship or Vessel, shall ship or put on board, or suffer to be shipped or put on board any such Ship or Vessel, any of the Commodities or Things herein before-mentioned, specified and enumerated, before every such Entry and Payment as aforesaid in respect thereof shall be made; or shall ship or take on board any such Ship or Vessel any greater Quantity thereof than what shall be so entered and paid for as aforesaid; then, and in every such Case, every Person who shall so offend in the Premisses, and be thereof convicted in Manner herein-after provided or directed, shall, for every such Offence, forfeit and pay the Sum of five Pounds.
V Bricks, Tyles or Lime, &c. may be shipped as Ballast, Duty-free.
V. Provided always, and it is hereby likewise enacted, That from and after the said twenty-fourth Day ofJune one thousand seven hundred and fifty-nine, it shall be lawful for any Master or Owner of any Ship or Vessel, from Time to Time, to ship, transport and carry, in any such Ship or Vessel, as Ballast from London , or any other Part of the River Thames , any Quantity of Bricks, Tyles or Lime, or any other merchandizeable Commodities and Things (other than and except such of the said Commodities and Things as are herein before enumerated and specified, and allowed to be taken or carried as Ballast) without paying any thing to the said Corporation for the same.
'VI. And whereas it is necessary that the Lighters, Barges or Vessels, in which any Dung, Compost, Earth or Soil shall be loaded, in order to be put on board any Ships or Vessels, for the Use of Coasters or Colliers in the said RiverThames , should be weighed, marked and numbered:' Be it further enacted by the Authorityaforesaid, That from and after the said twenty-fourth Day ofJune one thousand seven hundred and fifty-nine, no Lighter, Barge or Vessel whatsoever, shall be used or employed by any Person or Persons, for carrying any Dung, Compost, Earth or Soil, on board any Ship or Vessel whatsoever, in the said River Thames , for the Use of Coasters or Colliers there, until every such Lighter, Barge or Vessel, shall have been first weighed, marked and numbered, by the said Corporation of the Trinity House , and at their Costs, or by some Agent or Officer who shall be appointed for that Purpose by them; and the said Corporation, their Agent or Officer, is and are hereby authorized and required, from Time to Time, at seasonable Times in the Daytime, as they shall see Occasion, to weigh every such Lighter, Barge or Vessel, which shall be employed in the said River Thames , for the carrying any Dung, Compost, Earth or Soil, on board any Coaster or Collier in the said River; and also to affix a Gauge Mark, by painting the same or otherwise, in some conspicuous Place or Places, at the Stem and Stern of every such Lighter, Barge or Vessel as aforesaid, higher than the same shall sink into the Water when loaded, denoting the exact Tonage; and also the Number of every such Lighter, Barge or Vessel, in a legible Manner, and in large WhiteCapital Letters and Figures: And if any one shall offend in the Premisses, or shall remove, alter, deface or counterfeit any Gauge Mark of any such Lighter, Barge or Vessel as aforesaid, or the Number thereof, which shall be set, painted or affixed, by the said Corporation, their Agent or Officer, on any such Lighter, Barge or Vessel; every Person so offending, and being thereof convicted in the Manner herein after...
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