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Penalty on making use of Licence improperly in protecting a Vessel from Seizure.
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VI. And be it further, enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act, if the Owner or Owners, or Master of any licensed Ship, Vessel, or Boat, lost, broken up, captured, burnt, seized and condemned, sold, or otherwise disposed of, shall, prior to or after such Disposal of the Ship, Vessel, or Boat, knowingly make use of the Licence granted for the same, in order to protect from Seizure and Prosecution any other Ship, Vessel, or Boat; or if the Owner, or Owners, or Master of any Ship, Vessel, or Boat whatever, licensed by the Commissioners of the Customs in England or Scotland, shall make use of such Licence for any other Ship, Vessel, or Boat, than that for which the same was granted, such Owner or Owners, and also the Master knowing thereof, shall forfeit the Sum of Two hundred Pounds.
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