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17. This Act shall come into force on the first day of July, A. D. 

 1898. 



(a) Save and except the provisions of sections 9, 11 and 12, which 

 shall come into force immediately upon the passing of this Act. 



18. The Act 56th Vic, cap. 8, is hereby repealed. 



ACT OF MARCH 30, 1898. 



(61 Vict., cap. 13.) 

 AN ACT Respecting the Customs 



Be it enacted by the Governor, the Legislative Council, and the 

 House of Assembly, in Legislative Session convened, as follows: — 



1. This Act may be cited as "The Customs' Act, 1898." 



2. In this Act, or in any other laws relating to the Customs, unless 

 the context otherwise requires — 



(a) The expression "port" means a place where vessels may dis- 

 charge or load cargo. 



(//) The expression "Collector" means the Collector of Customs at 

 the port intended in the sentence, or any person lawfully deputed, 

 appointed or authorized to do the duty of Collector thereat. 



The expression "officer" means an officer of the Customs. 



The expression "vessel" means any ship, vessel or boat of any 

 kind whatsoever, whether propelled by steam or otherwise. 



The expression "master" means the person having or taking 

 charge of any vessel. 



The expression "owner," "importer," or "exporter" includes 

 persons lawfully acting on their behalf. 



The expression "goods" means goods, wares and merchandize, 

 or moveable effects of any kind. 



The expression "warehouse" means anyplace, whether house 

 shed, yard, duck, pond, or other place in which goods imported may 

 be loojged, kept and secured without payment of duty. 



The expr< ssion "Customs warehouse" includes sufferance ware 

 house, bonding warehouse and examining warehouse. 



(j) The expression "oath" includes declaration and affirmation. 



The use of the expression "seized and forfeited," "liable to 

 forfeiture," or "subject to forfeiture," or any other expression which 

 might of itself imply that some act subsequent to the commission of 

 the offence is accessary to work the forfeiture, shall not be construed 

 rendering any such subsequent act necessary, but the forfeiture 

 shall accrue at the time of and by the commission of the offence in 

 k pect of which the penalty of forfeiture is imposed. 



d, The expre ion "value" in respect to any penalty or forfeiture 

 imposed bj this Act, and based upon the value of any goods or 

 articles, mean the duty paid value of such goods or articles al the 

 time of the commis ion ol the offence by which such penalty or for- 

 feiture is incurred. 



(///) The expre sion "Court" means the Supreme Court of New- 

 foundland. 



All t he expressions and provisions of I hi^ Act . or of any such law as 

 aforesaid, shall receive such fair and liberal construction and inter- 



