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Consular Advances Act, 1825
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Recovery of penalties

21. All penalties incurred under or imposed by this Act shall and may be sued for, prosecuted, and recovered by any person or persons who may sue for the same, by action or information in any of his Majesty’s courts of record at Westminster, in the name of his Majesty’s attorney general.

[S. 22 rep. 36 & 37 Vict. c. 91. (S.L.R.)]

TABLES to which this Act refers.

Table (A.)

Certificate of due landing of goods exported from the United Kingdom                -             -              -                  -              -

2 dollars.

Signature of ship’s manifest            -            -           -             -

2 dollars.

Certificate of origin, when required             -             -            -

2 dollars.

Bill of health, when required            -            -           -             -

2 dollars.

Signature of muster roll, when required        -             -          -

2 dollars.

Attestation of a signature, when required                -               -

1 dollar.

Administering an oath, when required        -             -          -

½ dollar.

Seal of office, and signature of any other document not specified herein, when required                -                     -        -

1 dollar.

Table (B.)

Bottomry or arbitration bond           -           -           -           -

2 dollars.

Noting a protest      -         -              -             -            -          -

1 dollar.

Order of survey      -         -              -             -            -          -

2 dollars.

Extending a protest or survey           -           -           -           -

1 dollar.

Registrations          -         -              -             -            -          -

1 dollar.

Visa of passport      -         -              -             -            -          -

½ dollar.

Valuation of goods            -              -             -            -          -

1 per cent.

Attending sales, ½ per cent. where there has been a charge for valuing; otherwise 1 per cent.

Attendance out of consular office at a shipwreck, five dollars per diem for his personal expenses, over and above his travelling expenses.

Do.          on opening a will        -        -          -

5 dollars.

Management of property of British subjects dying intestate -

2 ½ per cent.

The dollars mentioned in the preceding tables are in all cases to be paid by the delivery of dollars, each of which is to be of the value of four shillings and sixpence sterling, and no more, according to the rate of exchange prevailing at the place where such payment is made.