House of Commons (Disqualification) Act 1693

II. Duty upon Foreign Salt paid by Importer upon Entry and before Landing.

Landing before Entry or Duty paid, or without Warrant;; Penalty.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Duty hereby sett on all foreigne and imported Salt shall be from time to time satisfied and paid by the Merchant or Merchants Importer or Importers of the same in ready money upon his or their Entry or Entries made and before the landing thereof and that in case any forreigne or imported Salt shall be landed or put on shore out of any Ship or Vessel from beyond the Seas before due Entry bee made thereof with the Collector or Officer appointed or to be appointed for the said Duty on Salt in the Port or Place where the same shall be imported or before the Duty hereby imposed bee fully satisfied and paid or without a Warrant for the landing or delivering of such Imported Salt first signed by the hand of the said Collector or Officer for the said Duty on Salt in the said Port and Place respectively that all such imported Salt as shall be landed putt on shore or delivered contrary to the true intent and meaning hereof or the value thereof shall be forfeited and lost and shall be recovered of the Importer or Proprietor thereof in manner as is herein after provided Neverthelesse that all and every person importing any Salt into this Kingdom for which the aforesaid Duty is payable by this Act shall have Six months time for the payment thereof from the time of the Importation giving security to the person appointed to collect the same and in case such Importer shall pay ready money hee shall have after the rate of Ten per Centum per Annum out of the said Duty abated him