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43 G. 3. c. 160.
Vessels having Letters of Marque under said Acts, deemed Vessels licensed under 47 G. 3. st. 2. c. 66.
45 G. s. c. 72.
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IV. ‘And whereas Doubts have arisen whether any Licence is required for the navigating of any Vessel for which a Commission or Letter of Marque hath been granted and remains in force under an Act passed in the Forty-third Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, An Act for the Encouragement of Seamen, and for the better and more effectually Manning His Majesty’s Navy; for regulating the Payment of Prize Money; and for making Provision for the Salaries of the Judges of the Vice Admiralty Courts in the Island of Malta, and in the Bermuda and Bahama Islands; or under an Act passed in the Forty-fifth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, An Act for the Encouragement of Seamen, and for the better and more effectually Manning His Majesty’s Navy during the present War;’ be it therefore declared and enacted, That every Ship and Vessel for which a Commission or Letter of Marque hath been or shall be granted under the said recited Acts of the Forty-third and Forty-fifth Years respectively, shall for and during the Time that such Commission or Letter of Marque shall remain in force be deemed and taken to be a Ship or Vessel licensed under the Provisions of the said recited Act of the last Session of Parliament, and any other Act relating to Licences of Vessels, and shall not be subject to Forfeiture for any Matter or Thing in respect of which a Licence is required by Law, although the Owner or Owners shall not have any Licence from the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Customs.
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