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Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847
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LXXXIILicensed Meters and Weighers only to be employed. Penalty on other than licensed Meters, &c. weighing Goods.
When a sufficient Number of Meters and Weighers have been appointed by the Undertakers, under the Powers of this and the Special Act, the Master of any Vessel, or the Owner of any Goods shipped, un shipped, or delivered within or upon the Harbour or Dock or Pier, shall not employ any Person other than a Weigher or Meter licensed by the Undertakers, or appointed by the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Customs, to weigh or measure the same; and if in such Case any Person other than a Meter or Weigher licensed by the Undertakers, or a Meter or Weigher appointed by the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Customs, shall weigh or measure any such Goods as aforesaid, such Person, as well as the Person by whom he shall be employed, shall for every such Offence be liable to a Penalty not exceeding Five Pounds, and the weighing or Measurement of any such Goods by any such Person shall be deemed illegal.
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