Government Life Annuities Act 1694

VI. Fraudulently advancing Money, Nominee being dead, Consideration Money forfeited.

Penalty £100.

And bee it enacted by the authority aforesaid That if any person or persons shall fraudulently contribute any su[m]m or su[m]ms of money upon this Act under colour or pretence of having an estate for a single life changed or converted into a terme certaine as aforesaid or under colour or pretence of purchaseing or obtaineing an interest to take effect (in point of payment) after a single life supposed to bee in being when in truth and reallity the particular estate for such single life (att the time of the paying the consideration money soe to bee contributed or advanced) shall bee actually determined by death of the nominee or person dureing whose Life such particular estate was to continue that then and in every such case the consideration money or su[m]m soe to bee advanced or contributed shall bee forfeited and lost to his Majesty and noe estate interest or terme for or in respect of the same shall by this Act arise or bee vested either in such Contributor or in any person to bee nominated for him her or them as aforesaid or in his her or their executors administrators or assignes and such Contributor for every such offence shall forfeit the su[m]m of one hundred pounds one moiety thereof to his Majesty and the other moiety to him or them that shall discover such offence and sue for the said su[m]m by action of debt bill suit or informac[i]on as aforesaid any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.