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Boats constructed for rowing or failing, of the Length of 30 Feet or upwards, &c. found within certain Limits shall be forfeited.
But not to extend to certain Boats herein mentioned.
47 G. 3. c.66.
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IX. And be it further enacted, That from and after the Thirty-first Day of August One thousand eight hundred and twelve, in case any open Boat belonging in the Whole or in Part to any of His Majesty’s Subjects, or whereof One Half of the Persons on board are Subjects of His Majesty, and being of the Length of Thirty Feet and upwards, built or constructed for rowing, or failing, or for rowing and failing, the Length of which shall be greater than in the Proportion of One Foot for every Two Inches of the Width or Breadth of such Boat, to be measured by a straight Line from the Forepart of the Stem to the aft Side of the Transum or Stern Post alost shall, from and after the said Thirty-first Day of August One thousand eight hundred and twelve, be found within the Limits of any of the Ports of Great Britain, or in any Part of the British or Irish Channels, or on the High Seas within One hundred Leagues of the Coast of Great Britain or Ireland, such Boat 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, unless such Boat, being a clinch built Boat, shall have Plank of not less than Half an Inch thick, and Timbers of the following Dimensions; that is to say, for every Boat exceeding the Length of Thirty Feet and being under the Length of Thirty-five Feet, Timbers of not less than One Inch and a Quarter square; for every Boat of the Length of Thirty-five Feet and under the Length of Forty Feet, Timbers of not less than One Inch and Three eighths of an Inch square; for every Boat of the Length of Forty Feet and being under the Length of Forty-five Feet, Timbers of not less than One Inch and a Half square; for every Boat of the Length of Forty-five Feet and being under the Length of Fifty Feet, Timbers of not less than One Inch and Three Quarters square; and for every Boat of the Length of Fifty Feet and upwards, Timbers of not less than Two Inches square, such Timbers respectively not being more than Ten Inches apart: Provided, that nothing herein-before contained as to Boats of the Length of Thirty Feet and upwards shall extend or be construed to extend to Boats belonging to Ships or Vessels exceeding the Burthen of One hundred and fifty Tons, provided such Boats are licensed by the said Commissioners respectively, nor to Life Boats, nor to Boats employed in the Whale Fisheries, nor to the Boats belonging to any square-rigged Ship or Vessel employed in the Merchants Service, or to any other Merchant Ship or Vessel exceeding the Burthen of One hundred and fifty Tons, or used solely in Rivers or Inland Navigation, or employed in the Service of Government, or to extend to any Boat which may have been licensed by the Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, or Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, prior to an Act passed in the Forty-seventh Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled An Act to make more effectual Provision for the Prevention of Smuggling, or by the Commissioners of the Customs in England or Scotland prior to the passing of this Act: Provided always, that nothing herein-before enacted or required respecting the Length, Width, or Plank or Timbers of Boats, shall extend or be construed to extend to affect Boats belonging to Ships or Vessels returning from the First Voyage to Foreign Parts, upon which First Voyage they shall have left Great Britain before or within Fourteen Days after the passing of this Act, provided the Owners or Masters of such Ships or Vessels shall duly take out a Licence from the said Commissioners of Customs for each such Boat, within One Calendar Month after the returning into Port of each such Ship or Vessel from such First Voyage.
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