Master of the Mint Act 1799
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1799 c. 94 |
| Year | 1799 |
(39 Geo. 3) C A P. XCIV.
[12th July 1799]
'WHEREAS the Emoluments arising from the Office of Master and Worker of his Majesty's Mint are uncertain, and of very different Amount in different Years, and in the case of a Recoinage are excessive: For Remedy thereof,' 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, from and after the twenty-fifth Day of last past, the Proportion of Fees, Allowances, and Emoluments, received or retained by the Master and Worker of his Majesty's Mint, under and by virtue of the Indenture between his Majesty and the said Master and Worke of the Mint, shall no longer be paid to, received, or retained by him for his own Use, but the same shall be received, paid, applied, and accounted for, in the Manner hereinafter mentioned; and that instead of the present Salary, and such Proportion of Fees, Allowances and Emoluments, there shall be paid to the Master and Worker of his Majesty's Mint, a net Salary or Sum of three thousand Poundsper Annum , which shall be accepted by him in lieu of the Salary and Proportion of Fees, Allowances, and Emoluments heretofore paid to, received, or retained by the Master and Worker of the Mint, for his own Use, and which Salary of three thousand Pounds per Annum hereby directed to be paid as aforesaid, shall be paid and payable to him Half-yearly; that is to say, on the fifth Day of April and the tenth Day of October in every Year, out of the Proportion of Fees, Allowances, and Emoluments, herein-after directed to be received and accounted for, if the same shall be sufficient for that Purpose; and if the same shall not be sufficient, then such Salary of three thousand Pounds per Annum shall be paid and payable in the Manner herein-after appointed for Payment thereof.
II Taxes to which the Master is now subject, to be paid out of the Fees herein directed to be accounted for.
II. And be it further enacted, That all Taxes to which the Master and Worker of his Majesty's Mint is now subject in respect of the said Office, shall be paid out of the Monies arising by the Proportion of Fees, Allowances, and...
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