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British Vessels clearing out from Guernsey, &c. with Spirits, Snuff, Teas, Wine, or Salt, shall not break Bulk or alter Cargo during the Voyage unless through Distress, &c.
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XI. ‘And Whereas it is expedient to prevent Frauds which may be committed by Ships trading from the Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark, to the Prejudice of His Majesty’s Revenue, and the Trade and Commerce of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland;’ be it therefore enacted, That if after the Departure from the said Islands respectively, of any Ship, Vessel, or Boat, belonging in the Whole or in Part to His Majesty’s Subjects, or whereof One Half of the Persons on board are Subjects of His Majesty, having on board any Spirits, Tobacco, Snuff, Tea, Wine, or Salt, Bulk shall be broken, or any Part of the Cargo shall be unladen or unshipped from or out of such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, or any Alteration shall be made in the Form, Size, Description, or Number of the Packages so taken on board, or in the Quantity or Quality, or Mode of Package of the Goods contained therein, at any Time while such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, shall be in the Prosecution of the Voyage towards Great Britain or Ireland, or any other Port or Place whatever for which such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, shall have cleared out from the said Islands, every such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, with her Guns, Furniture, Ammunition, Tackle, and Apparel, shall be forfeited, and shall and may be seized by any Officer or Officers of the Army, Navy, or Marines, or of the Customs or Excise: Provided always, that no Forfeiture shall be incurred on account of the breaking Bulk, or unshipping or unlading the Cargo, or any Part thereof as aforesaid, if the same was done through unavoidable Necessity or Distress; nor shall any Forfeiture be incurred on account of any such Alteration in the Cargo of such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, if the same was occasioned by inevitable Cause or Accident, or became necessary for the Security or Preservation of such Ship, Vessel, or Boat; such Necessity, Distress, Cause, or Accident, to be proved to the Satisfaction of the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Customs or Excite in England, Scotland, or Ireland respectively.
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