Finance Act, 1921

Amendment of s. 8 of 42 & 43 Vict. c. 21

17.—(1) Section eight of the Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1879 (which gives power to prohibit the exportation and carriage coastwise of certain goods), shall extend to weapons and munitions of war of every description and firearms not being weapons of war, and ammunition for such firearms, as it applies to the goods therein mentioned.

(2) The said section, as amended by this section, shall extend so as to give power to prohibit the shipment as ships’ stores, whether on vessels proceedings to foreign ports or on coastwise voyages, of any of the goods to which the said section applies, and the provision in the said section relating to a penalty shall have effect accordingly subject to the necessary modifications.