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Application of fines.
14 & 15 Vict. c. 90.
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70. Where a fine is imposed under this Act for neglecting to send a notice of any explosion or accident or for any offence against this Act which has occasioned loss of life or personal injury, a Secretary of State may (if he thinks fit) direct such fine to be paid to or distributed among the persons injured, and the relatives of any persons whose death may have been occasioned by the explosion accident or offence, or among some of them.
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Provided that—
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(i) Such persons did not in his opinion occasion or contribute to occasion the explosion or accident, and did not commit and were not parties to committing the offence:
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(ii) The fact of the payment or distribution shall not in any way affect or be receivable as evidence in any legal proceeding relative to or consequential on the explosion, accident, or offence.
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Save as aforesaid—
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All fines recovered in England or Scotland under this Act shall be paid into the receipt of Her Majesty’s Exchequer, and shall be carried to the Consolidated Fund;
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All fines recovered in Ireland under this Act shall be applied in manner directed by the Fines Act (Ireland), 1851, and any Act amending the same.
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Miscellaneous.
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