Bank of England Act 1696

LIV.

The said Duties to be levied as by 5 W. & M. c. 7. and 7 & 8 W. III. c. 31; Proviso for Allowances herein mentioned for Fish and Salt exported.; over and above Allowances by former Acts; to be paid by Debentures.

And for the better ascertaining charging levying collecting and answering all & every the Duties hereby sett or imposed as well upon forreigne & imported Salt as upon Salt and Rock-Salt made att the Salt Works or taken out of any Salt Pitts within the said Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales and Towne of Berwick upon Tweed dureing the terme hereby granted Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every the Powers Authorities Directions Rules Ways Methods Penalties Forfeitures Clauses Matters and Things which in and by one Act made in the Parliament holden att Westminster in the Fifth and Sixth Yeares of the Reigne of His Majestie and the late Queen of Blessed Memory intituled An Act for granting to their Majesties certaine Rates and Duties upon Salt and upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for securing certaine Recompences and Advantages in the said Act mentioned to such Persons as shall voluntarily advance the Su[m]m of Ten hundred thousand pounds towards carrying on the Warr against France and in and by one other Act made in the Parliament holden att Westminster in the Seventh and Eighth Yeares of His Majesties Reigne intituled An Act for continuing to His Majesty certaine Duties upon Salt glasse Wares stone and earthen Wares and for granting several Duties upon Tobacco Pipes and other earthen Wares for carrying on the Warr against France and for establishing a National Land Bank and for taking off the Duties upon Tunnage of Shipps & upon Coals are provided settled or established for or concerning the raising levying ascertaining securing collecting or recovering the several Duties upon Salt and Rock-Salt thereby granted or continued and for determining and ascertaining the Measure of English Salt by Weight shall be exercised practised applied levied recovered and putt in Execution for the raising levying chargeing ascertaining securing collecting recovering and paying the said several Duties upon Salt and Rock-Salt by this Act granted dureing the Continuance of the Duties thereupon by this Act as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as if all and every the said Powers Authorities Rules and Directions Methods Penalties Forfeitures Clauses Matters and Things were particularly repeated and again enacted in the Body of this Act neverthelesse with such Allowances for Fish and Salt to be exported as are herein mentioned (that is to say) For all such Fish hereafter mentioned as shall be exported dureing the Continuance of the Duties hereby granted upon Salt from any Port or Place in the said Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales and Towne of Berwick upon Tweed into Parts beyond the Seas by any Person or Persons whatsoever the Rates and Su[m]ms of Money hereafter expressed that is to say For every Cask or Vessell of Pilchards or Scads containing Fifty Gallons Eight shillings and so proportionably for a greater or lesser Quantity for every Barrel of White Herrings One shilling and eight pence for every Barrel of Red Herrings One shilling and foure pence for every Barrel of Salmon Three shillings and foure pence for every Hundred of Cod Fish Ling or Hake Ten shillings and so proportionably for a greater or smaller Number or Quantity shall (over and above the Allowances for the said Fish by the said former Acts for the Duties upon Salt or either of them) be paid by Debentures in such Manner and Forme and under the same Rules and Penalties as are prescribed in the said former Acts concerning the said Duties upon Salt or either of them for or concerning the Allowances upon the Exportation of the like kinds of Fish.