Before any person shall ship any goods on board of any vessel lying within the limits of the harbour, dock, or pier, he shall give to the collector of rates a true account, signed by him, of the kinds, quantities, and weights of such goods; and every person who shall ship any goods in any such vessel without having given such accounts, or who shall give or sign a false account of such goods, shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding [F1level 3 on the standard scale].
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted (E.W.S.) by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289G
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 34-46, 48 extended by Transport Act 1962 (c. 46), Sch. 9 para. 6(2)
C2Ss. 27-32, 34-48 applied (with modifications)(E.W.S.)(22. 1. 1991) by S.I. 1991/106, art. 8(3).
C3Ss. 27-48 applied (with modifications)(E.W.S.)(22. 1. 1991) by S.I. 1991/107, art. 8(3).
C4Ss. 27-48 applied (with modifications)(E.W.S.)(8. 2. 1991) by S.I. 1991/237, art. 8(3).
C5Ss. 27-48 applied (with modifications)(E.W.S.)(23. 5. 1991) by S.I. 1991/1257, art. 8(3).
C6Ss. 27-48 applied (with modifications)(E.W.S.)(23. 5. 1991) by S.I. 1991/1258, art. 8(3).
Ss. 27-41 applied (20.5.1998) by S.I. 1998/1209, art. 7(4)
Ss. 27-41 applied (with modifications) (1.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/1647, art. 16(4)