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Lands (except copyhold lands) to be vested in secretary of Customs.
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332. All lands which have heretofore been or which shall hereafter be purchased or taken for the use of her Majesty's Customs, together with the rights, members, easements, and appurtenances to the same respectively belonging, except such lands as may be of copyhold tenure, shall be and continue vested in the secretary for the time being to the Commissioners of Customs and his respective successors in such service, according to the respective nature and quality of the said lands, and the several estates and interests in the same respectively, in trust for her Majesty, for the use and service of her Majesty's Customs; and upon the death of any secretary, collector of Customs, or other officer or person in whom any lands or interest therein were vested as a trustee for the Crown, all the estate and interest therein of such deceased trustee shall vest in the secretary for the time being, and be held and dealt with by him upon the same trusts and for the same purposes as if he had been the trustee originally appointed; and whenever any act or deed shall be required to be done by, or the attendance, assent, or concurrence of the heir-at-law or legal representative of such deceased trustee shall become necessary in order to the conveyance, assignment, surrender, or other disposition of any such lands, under the direction of the Commissioners of Customs, the secretary of Customs for the time being shall be deemed to be the heir-at-law of such deceased trustee for such purpose.
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