Exportation Act 1756
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1756 c. 16 |
| Year | 1756 |
(29 Geo. 2) C A P. XVI.
'W H E R E A S by an Act of Tonnage and Poundage made in the twelfth Year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, Power is expresly reserved to his Majesty to prohibit, at and for such Times as he should see Cause, the transporting of Gunpowder, or any Sort of Arms or Ammunition, into any Parts out of this Kingdom: And whereas Salt Petre is absolutely necessary to the making of Gunpowder, and the publick Safety may require temporary Restraints upon the Exportation thereof, at critical Conjunctures;' Therefore to prevent all Doubts, be it hereby declared and enacted by the King'smost Excellent Majesty, 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 his Majesty may, by Proclamation or Order in Council, when he shall see Cause, and for such Time as shall be therein expressed, prohibit the exporting, or attempting to export, Salt Petre out of this Kingdom, in such Manner and under such Restraints as he shall think fit.
II Salt Petre, Gunpowder, Arms, or Ammunition, shipped after such Prohibition to be forfeited, &c.
II. And it is hereby further enacted, That whatever Quantity or Quantities of Salt Petre, Gunpowder, or any Sort of Arms or Ammunition prohibited by Proclamation or Order in Council to be exported, shall be shipped or laden on Board any Ship or Vessel in any of the Port or Ports ofGreat Britain , in order for Exportation, contrary to such Proclamation or Order, all such Salt Petre, Gunpowder, or any Sort of Arms or Ammunition, prohibited by Proclamation or Order in Council to be exported, shall be forfeited, and may be seized by Warrant from any Magistrate, or by any Custom-house, Impost, or ExciseOfficer; and the Owner or Owners of such Salt Petre, Gunpowder, or any Sort of Arms or Ammunition prohibited by Proclamation or Order in Council to be exported, as shall be so shipped for Exportation, shall severally and respectively forfeit and...
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