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As to importing and exporting spirits into and from Channel Islands in ships of 40 tons and upwards.
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162. No spirits (except rum or British spirits) shall be imported into or exported from the Channel Islands or any of them, or be removed from any one to any other of the said islands, or be carried coastwise from any one part to any other part of any one of the said Islands, or shall be shipped in order to be so removed or carried in any ship other than or the burden of forty tons or upwards, or in any cask or other vessel capable of containing liquids not being of the size or content of [[1]
nine] gallons at the least if foreign, or nine gallons at the least if British or Irish; and all spirits imported exported removed carried shipped or water-borne to be so shipped removed or carried contrary hereto, shall be forfeited, together with the ship, and any boat importing exporting removing or carrying the same: Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall extend to any spirits imported in any such ship in glass bottles as part of the cargo, nor to any spirits being really intended for the consumption of the seamen and passengers of such ship during their voyage and not being more in quantity than is necessary for that purpose, nor to any boat of less burden than ten tons for having on board at any one time any foreign spirits of the quantity of ten gallons or under, such boat having a license from the proper officer of Customs at either of the islands of Guernsey or Jersey for the purpose, being employed in carrying commodities for the supply of the island of Sark, which license such officer is hereby required to grant without fee or reward; but if any such boat shall have on board at any one time any greater quantity of spirits than ten gallons, unless in casks or packages of the size and content of [[1]
nine] gallons at the least if foreign, or nine gallons at the least if British or Irish, such spirits and boats shall be forfeited.
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