Exportation and Importation Act 1813
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1813 c. 67 |
| Year | 1813 |
(53 Geo. 3) C A P. LXVII.
[3d June 1813]
'WHEREAS it is necessary further to continue for a limited time the Powers vested in His Majesty, by virtue of an Act passed in the present Session of Parliament, intituledAn Actfor indemnifying such Persons as have advised or acted under an Order in Council for allowing the Importation of certain Articles into the West Indies, and for permitting such Importation until the Thirtieth Day of June One thousand eight hundred and thirteen ;' Be it enacted by the King's Most 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 it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty, from and after the passing of this Act, and until Six Weeks after the Commencement of the next Session of Parliament, by any Order or Orders in Council for that Purpose to be issued, further to authorize the Governor or Lieutenant Governor of any of the Islands in theWest Indies to His Majesty belonging, in which Description the Bahama and Bermuda or Somers Islands are included, or of any of the Lands and Territories to His Majesty belonging on the Continent of South America , to permit the Importation of Corn, Grain, Meal, Flour, Bread, Biscuit and Rice, into any of the said Islands, Lands and Territories, in any unarmed Ship or Vessel not belonging to France or to the Subjects or Inhabitants thereof, or of any Port or Place annexed to the Territories of France , and to export therefrom in such Ship or Vessel, Rum and Molasses, and any other Goods and Commodities whatsoever, except Sugar, Indigo, Cotton Wool, Coffee and Cocoa, subject to such Regulations and Regulations as shall be contained in such Order or Orders, and to such Instructions, as the Governor or Lieutenant Governor may from time to time receive from His Majesty, signified by One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.
'II. And whereas it is necessary to provide in like manner for a more ready Supply of certain Articles to the Island ofNewfoundland , than can now be had, under an Act passed in the Twenty eighth Year of His present Majesty's...
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