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Powers and Privileges of Officers of Customs and Excise extended to Commissioned Odicers of the Navy or Army.
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XVI. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the passing of this Act, all Powers, Authorities, Exemptions, and Exceptions, and all Privileges and Protections as to maintaining or defending any Suit or Action, and pleading therein, or any Costs thereon, in relation to any Acts, Matters, or Things done or that may be done by any Officer of Customs or Excise under this Act or any other Act or Acts of Parliament in force on and immediately before the passing of this Act, for the Protection of the Revenues of Customs and Excise, or Prevention of Smuggling, and every Clause, Matter, or Thing, therein contained, relating to any Ships, Vessels, or Boats, made subject to Forfeiture by any Act or Acts now in force for the Prevention of Smuggling, or by reason of being found with any prohibited or uncustomed Goods on board within certain Distances of the Coasts of His Majesty’s Dominions, or to any Goods laden on board any such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, or any Guns, Furniture, Ammunition, Tackle, or Apparel thereof, or to any Master or other Person having or taking the Charge or Command, or any other Person on board of any such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, shall extend, and be deemed, construed, and taken to extend, and shall apply and be in full Force, and put in Execution in all Cases and for all Purposes, and be used and exercised by all Commissioned Officers of His Majesty’s Army, Navy, and Marines, in as full and ample a Manner, to all Intents and Purposes, as if the said Acts, and the Powers, Authorities, Privileges, Protections, Exemptions, Exceptions, Clauses, Matters, and Things relating thereto, and contained and enacted therein, were repeated and re-enacted in this Act, as to Officers of His Majesty’s Army, Navy, and Marines respectively.
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