Bank of England Act 1694
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1694 c. 20 |
| Year | 1694 |
(5 & 6 Will. & Mar.) C A P. XX.
Most Gracious Sovereign,
WE your Majesties most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Commons assembled in Parliament, for the further Supply of your Majesties extraordinary Occasions, for and towards the necessary Defence of your Realms, do humbly present your Majesties with the further Gift of the Impositions, Rates, and Duties herein after mentioned; and do beseech your Majesties that it may be enacted,
II Tonnage upon Ships given for 4 Years.
II. And be it enacted by the King's and Queen's most Excellent Majesties, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That for and during the Term of four Years, commencing from the first Day ofJune in the Year of our Lord one thousand six hundred ninety and four, there shall be throughout out the Kingdom ofEngland , Dominion of Wales , and TownofBerwick upon Tweed , raised, levied, collected, and paid unto and for the Use of their Majesties, their Heirs and Successors, for and upon the Tunnage of all Ships and Vessels, wherein at any Time or Times, and for every Time during the said Term of four Years, there shall be imported any Goods or Merchandizes into this Kingdom of England , Dominion of Wales , or Town of Berwick upon Tweed , from any the Parts, Places, or Countries hereafter mentioned, &c.
Several Rates.East Indies Ships, &c. 30 s. Italy, Turkey , 15 s. Portugal, Spain , 10 s. West Indies , 10 s. Holland , &c. 3 s. Norway , &c. 5 s. Ireland, Scotland , 2 s. Streights , 15 s. Guiney, Africa , 20 s. Hudson's Bay , 20 s. Canaries , 10 s. Greenland , 10 s. Coasters, 6 d. Tunnage to be paid upon Arrival at a Port. Master, &c. of Ship importing Goods, upon Arrival to pay the Tax, or give Security. Rebate for prompt Payment. Ship and Tackle forfeited, and Master liable to pay the Duties. Tax upon Importer shall be borne, two Thirds by the Merchant, and one Third by the Owner. Owners of Coasters to pay the whole. Ships from Greenland only chargeable for Goods really imported. Newfoundland 10 s. per Ton for Goods really imported. Ships from France , how to be charged in Time of Peace. Sand, &c. from Port to Port saved. Ships how to be measured. [Altered by 6 & 7 W. 3 c. 12. ∥ 10.]
X Excise granted upon Beer, &c. 2 W. & M. ss. 2. c. 10.
'X. And whereas by an Act of Parliament made in the second Year of their Majesties Reign, intituled,An Act for granting to their Majesties several additional Duties upon Beer, Ale, and other Liquors for four Years, from the Time that an Act for doubling the Duty of Excise upon Beer, Ale, and other Liquors, during the Space of one Year, doth expire , it was enacted, That from an after the seventeenth DayofNovember in the Year of our Lord one thousand six hundred ninety and one, there should be throughout their Majesties Kingdom of England , Dominion of Wales , and Town of Berwick upon Tweed , raised, levied, collected, and paid, unto their Majesties, their Heirs and Successors, during the Space and Term of four Years, and no longer, for Beer, Ale, Cyder, and other Liquors therein mentioned, by way of Excise, over and above all other Duties, Charges, and Impositions, by any former Act or Acts, which should be then unexpired, set, and imposed, in such Manner as therein is mentioned; which Rates and Duties aforesaid, by Act of Parliament made in the third and fourth Years of their now Majesties Reign, are continued until the seventeenth Day of May one thousand six hundred and ninety-seven:' Be it further enacted, That for the further Encouragement of such Persons who shall voluntarily contribute towards the raising and paying into their Majesties Exchequer any Sum or Sums, not exceeding in the whole the Sum of fifteen hundred thousand Pounds, upon the several Terms and Recompences hereinafter mentioned, that from and after the seventeenth Day of May which shall be in the Year of our Lord one thousand six hundred ninety and seven, there shall be throughout their Majesties Kingdom of England , Dominion of Wales , and Town of Berwick upon Tweed , raised, levied, collected and paid unto their Majesties, their Heirs and Successors, for Beer, Ale, Cyder, and other Liquors, herein after expressed, by way of Excise, over and above all Duties, Charges, and Impositions, by any former Act or Actsthen unexpired, set, and imposed, one Moiety or half Part of the several Rates and Duties of Excise granted by the said last mentioned Act, in Manner and Form following (that is to say) (1)For every Barrel of Beer or Ale, above six Shillings the Barrel, exclusive of the Duty of Excise, brewed by the common Brewer, or any other Person or Persons who doth or shall fell or tap our Beer or Ale publickly or privately, to be paid by the common Brewer, or by such other Person or Persons respectively, and so proportionably for a greater or lesser Quantity, over and above the Duties payable for the same, nine Pence. (2)For every Barrel of Beer, or Ale, of six Shillings the Barrel or under, brewed by the common Brewer, or any other Person or Persons who shall fell or tap out Beer or Ale publickly or privately, to be paid by the common Brewer, or by such other Person or Persons respectively, as aforesaid, and so proportionably for a greater or lesser Quantity, over and above the Duties payable for the same, three Pence. (3)For every Barrel of Vinegar, or Vinegar-beer, brewed or made of anyEnglish Materials, by any common Brewer, or any other Person for Sale, to be paid by the Maker thereof, and so proportionably for a greater or lesser Quantity, over and above the Duties of Excise payable for the same, one Shilling six Pence. (4)For every Barrel of Vinegar, or Liquor prepared for Vinegar, made here for Sale, that hath run through Rape, or made with or passing through any foreign Materials, or any Mixture with foreign Materials, to be paid by the Maker thereof, and so proportionably for a greater or lesser Quantity, four Shillings. (5)For every Barrel of Beer, Ale, or Mum, imported from beyond the Seas, or from the Islands ofGuernsey or Jersey , and so proportionably for a greater or lesser Quantity, to be paid by the Importers before landing, over and above the Duties payable for the same, three Shillings. (6)For every Ton of Cyder or Perry imported from beyond the Seas, and so proportionably for a greater or lesser Quantity, to be paid by the Importers before landing, over and above the Duties payable for the same, four Pounds. (7)For every Gallon of Single Brandy, Spirits, orAqua Vit , imported from beyond the Seas, to be paid by the Importers before landing, over and above the Duties payable for the same, six Pence. (8)For every Gallon of Brandy, Spirits, orAqua Vit , above Proof, commonly called Double Brandy , imported from beyond the Seas, to be paid by the Importers before landing, over and above the Duties payable for the same, one Shilling. (9)For all Cyder and Perry made and fold by Retail, upon every Hogshead, to be paid by the Retailer thereof, over and above the Duties payable for the same, and so proportionably for a greater or lesser Measure, one Shilling three Pence. (10)For all Metheglin or Mead made for Sale, whether by Retail or otherwise, to be paid by the Maker, for every Gallon three Pence.
XI How to be levied.
XI. And be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the said several Rates, Duties, and Impositions, upon Beer, Ale, Cyder, and other Liquors aforesaid, be levied, collected, and paid unto their Majesties, their Heirs and Successors, in the same Manner and Form, and by such Rules, Ways, and Means, and under such Penalties and Forfeitures, as are mentioned in the Act made in the twelfth Year of the Reign of KingCharles the Second, intituled, An Act for taking away the Court of Wards and Liveries, and Tenuresin Capite,and by Knights Service, and Purveyance, and for settling a Revenue upon his Majesty in lieu thereof : And also in and by another Act made in the twelfth Year of the Reign of the said late King Charles the Second, intituled, A Grant of certain Impositions upon Beer, Ale, and other Liquors for the Increase of his Majesty's Revenue during his Life: And also in and by another Act made in the fifteenth Year of the Reign of the said late KingCharles the Second, intituled, An additional Act the better ordering and collecting the Duty of Excise, and preventing the Abuses therein, or by any other Law in force relating to the said Revenue of Excise; and that the aforesaid Acts, and every Article, Rule, and Clause therein mentioned, as for and concerning only the Rates, Duties, and Impositions upon Beer, Ale, and other Liquors by this Act granted, shall be of full Force and Effect to all Intents and Purposes, in like manner as if the same were at large and particularly recited and set down in the Body of this Act.
XII Commissioners of Excise and Customs to keep these Duties apart,
XII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners and Governors for Management and Receipt of the Excise, and Commissioners and other Officers of the Customs respectively, at the Head-office inLondon , for the Time being, shall separate and keep apart all and every the Monies arising by the several Rates and Duties by this Act granted, as the same shall from time to time arise, or be paid into the said...
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