- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
Civil List Act 1697
You are here:
What Version
Opening Options
More Resources
Status:
This is the original version (as it was originally enacted). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format. The electronic version of this Act has been contributed by British History Online and is taken from the printed publication.
Read more
II.How Drugs, imported from Place of Growth, charged; and Spicery, except Pepper; and Linen; and Foreign Silks; and Wrought Silks; and Tobacco; and Wines herein mentioned; Subsidy of 1d. repaid on Plantation Tobacco imported and again exported.
Provided alwaies and it is hereby further enacted That all Drugs chargable by this Act which shall be imported directly from the Place of their Growth in English built Shipping shall be rated to pay by this Act One third part of what is charged thereupon in the said Book of Rates and noe more And that all Spicery except Pepper which shall be imported directly from the Place of its Growth in English built Shipping shall be rated to pay by this Act One third part of what is charged in the said Book of Rates and noe more And [X1that ] this Act shall not extend to charge Linen imported with the additionall Duty of One Moiety of the Rate mentioned in the said Book of Rates And that all Foreign Wrought Silks exported within One Year from the Importation shall have Two thirds of the Rate hereby charged repaid at the Custom-house And this Act shall not extend to charge wrought Silks imported with the Additionall Duty of One Moiety mentioned in the said Book of Rates or to charge Tobacco of the English Plantation with the additionall Duty of One Peny per Pound over and above the Subsidy mentioned in the said Book of Rates or to charge Wines of the Growth of France Germany Portugall or Madera with the additional Duty of Three Pounds per Tun or any other Wines with the additional. Duty of Four Pounds per Tun mentioned in the said former Acts or Book of Rates And that for all Tobacco of the English Plantations which shall be imported and exported again within One Year after such Importation the further Subsidy of One Peny per Pound hereby granted shall be repaid at the Custom-house.
Editorial Information
X1interlined on the Roll.
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Act
PrintThis Section only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.