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"or )Iai‘stv havingtaken the said Memorial into eon- aideration: was pleased. by and with the advice of Her Privy Cottneil, to approve thereof. and of the Rules. Orders and Regulations therein Contained, and also of the form thereunto annexed. And the Right Honorable the Iitrds Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

(Signed) ARTHUR IIELI’S.

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ANNO \‘ICIS‘IAIO SICI’TIMO and VICIZSIMO OCTAVO

VIC'I‘ORL‘IC RE G [N 1E. CAI). XXIV.

An Act to provide for the Appointment, Duties, and lie- muneration of Agents for Ships of \Var, and for the Dis- tribution ofSalvage, Dainty, Prize, and other Money among the Ofﬁcers and Crews thereof. [23d .Imz' ISO-l J

E it enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty. by and with the advice and Consent of the It trds Spiritual and Temporal. and Commons. in this present Parliament assembled, and by tlte authority of the same, as follows .- })l‘(/I-I/H.H(1/"I/. 1. This Act may be cited as The Naval Agency and Dis~ tribution Act, ISO-l. ' 2. In this Act—

The 'l‘ernt " the Lords of the Admiralty” means the Lord High Admiral of' the United Kingdom, or the Commis~ sinners for executing the Ofﬁce of Lord Iliin Admiral :

The Term “the Iligh Court. of Admiralty” means the Iligh Court of Admiralty of Eng/um! .'

The Term " Ship of War ” includes Vessel of \Var :

The Term “ Ofﬁcers and Crew " includes all L‘ltg Ofﬁcers. Commanders, and other Ofﬁcers, Engineers, Seatnens Marines, Soldiers. and others on board any of ller Ma- jesty’s Ships of \\ ar.

3. Any Ship or Vessel belonging to Her Majesty, and in actual Service. (other than a Ship of War.) may be deep”. cd by the Lords of the Adtniral'y to be a Ship of War {or the purposes of this Act g and all the provisions of this Act shall thereupon apply to such Ship or Vessel, and shall Continue to so apply as long as she then continues in actual Service, but no longer.

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4. Each of Iler Majesty’s Ships of War shall at all times While in Commission have. for the purposes of this Act. an Agent styled the Ship's Agent, to be appointed in the ﬁrst instance as soon as may be after the Ship is put in Com- mission, and afterwards from time to time as a vacancy in the Office or other occasion may require.

5. The Ship's Agent shall he appointed from time to time at pleasure by the Commanding Ofﬁcer of the Ship for the time being by an instrument signed and attested in the form given in the Schedule to this Act.

6. Any such Instrument shall not have Effect unless and until it is ﬁled in the Registry of the Iligh Court of Admir. ulty, having been previously registered in the Ofﬁce of the Accountant General of' the Navy.

An ofﬁcial Copy ofany such Instrument under the seal of the High Court of Admiralty shall be conclusive evidence thereof.

7, A Person holding any ofﬁce or employment in Her Majesty‘s sethce. or under the Crown. or a Proctor, Attor- ney, or Solicitor, shall not be capable of being a ship’s A cut.

gIfany person being a Ship’s Agent accepts any such ofﬁce or employment, or becomes a Procter, Attorney, or Solicitor, his Appointmentas Ship’s Agent shall be thereby vacated.

8. A partnership Body, not incorporated, may be ap- pointed a Ship‘s Agent ; and in that case the partners {or

the time being. or any one or more of them, may aet as tho Agent ; and any change. of partners shall not till-ct the .\p. pointtnent.

The names of the partners shall at the. time of appoint- ment. and from time to time on any change happening, be registered in IIll‘ (lIIit't‘ of the, At't‘nuntitllt General of IIH‘ Navy, and in the Registry of the High (‘ourt of Admiralty.

{l The Appointment of the. Ships Agent shall not he till-‘et-‘d by a ehango of the Commanding Ollieer of the ship

IU The Ship's Agent shall at all times littvt‘ an ofﬁce or place. ofbusiness within five miles of the ticneral l‘ost Ofﬁce, London.

.11. The. Ship's Agent shall be subject to the jurisdiction and authority of the High Court of Admiralty as if he were an Ofﬁcer of the Court, and in ease of any neglect or mis- conduct on his part shall be liable to he proceeded against and punished accordingly.

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If. It shall be, the dttty of the Ship's Agent, by himself or by a proper Sub-Agent appointed and remunerated by him, to take or cause or procure to be taken all steps and proceedings, and do or cause or procure to he done all thingsahat may be necessary or proper to be taken or done for any purpose on behalf or in the name of the Ship or oi the Ollieers and Crew thereof, or any of them, in the several cases following :

In case of Salvage Services rendered to any Ship or Cargo, or otherwise, within the moaning of the enactments for the time being in force relating,' to Merchant Shipping;

In crse of any breach of any law respecting national char- acter or otherwise relating to merchant shipping: :

In case of any seizure for breach ot any law relating to the Costohs :

In case of any seizure or capture under any Act relating to the abolition of the Slave Trade :

In case of' any ntatterttrising out of an attack on or engagew ment with persons alleged to be pirates, afloat or on shore :

In case of any capture, reg-capture, or destruction of any Ship, goo-ls, or thing itt time of war or hostilities :

In case of any special service orother matter in respect- whercof any grant, reward, or remuneration is payahl»

Dis'lri/m/[on of Sully/yr, Howl/y, Prize and or/ur Alo/u‘t/

IS, \Vherc itt any of the se-Veral cases aforestid any mont y is distributable among the Ofﬁcers and Crew of any of Her Majesty's Ships of “var, the Costs, changes, and expenses of the Ofﬁcers and Crew and of the Ship's Azent, and all other (if any) costs, charges. or ext cases properly chargeable against that money, shall be paid thereout Itc- fore. I,)istrihuti:-n thereof. all such Costs, charges, and ex- penses being first taxed and allowed by the proper Ofﬁcer of the Court having jlll'IMIIt'IIlHI in the case, and if there is no such Court then by the Registrar of the lligh Court of Admiralty.

H. In the several eases aforrstid. money distrihtttahlt‘e among the Olliccrs and Crew of' any of Iler Majesty’s Ships of' War, so far as full provision respecting the distribution thereof is not made by or under any Act of Parliament other than this Aet,.:-h.tll be distributed under the direct— ion of the Lords of the Admiralty in the shares itt that be- hpr speciﬁed in any lloyal Proclamation or Order in Coun- ct .

15. The several shares of any such tnoncy as aforesaid shall be paid to the persons entitled thereto in such manner. and subject and according to suclt Restrictions, Conditions. and provrsions, as may from time to time be directed by Order in Council.

Any assignment, sale or contract of or relating to any such money as aforesaid. payable in respect of the services of any petty Ofﬁcer or Seaman, Non-commissioned Ofﬁcer of Marines or Marine, other than such as may be made or ~ entered into under the authority of and in conformity with any such Order in Council, shall be void.

16. All Bills, Orders, Receipts, and other Instruments drawn; glven. 0: made under the authority or in pursuaﬂ‘l‘l