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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Decisions
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Order Prohibiting for six months, from the 6th of June, the exportation of gunpowder, salt-petre, arms, or ammunition, or carrying same coastwise without permission (United Kingdom) (16 May 1810)
PRESENT-The King's most Excellent Majesty in Council.
Order. - Prohibiting for six months, from the 6th of June, the exportation of gunpowder, saltpetre, arms or ammunition, or carrying same, coastwise without permission.
Whereas, the time Limited by his Majesty's, Order in Council of the twenty-second day of November last for prohibiting the exportation out of this kingdom, or carrying coastwise, gunpowder or salt-petre or any sort of arms or ammunition, will expire upon the sixth day of June next: And whereas it 1s. judged expedient for his Majesty's, service, and the safety of this kingdom, that the said prohibition should be continued for some time longer, his Majesty doth therefore, by and with the advice of his, Privy Council. hereby order, require, prohibit. and command, that no person or persons whatsoever. (except the Master General of the Ordnance for his Majesty's service,) do, at any time, during the space of six months to, commence, from the said sixth day of June next. presume, to, transport into any parts out, of this kingdom, or carry coastwise any gunpowder, or saltpetre, or any sort of a arms or ammunition, or ship or lade, any [1-Acton-34] gunpowder or saltpetre. or any sort, of arms or ammunition, on board any ship or vessel, in order to transporting the same into any parts beyond the seas, or carrying the same, coastwise, without leave or permission in that behalf first obtained from his Majesty or his, Privy Council, upon pain of incurring and suffering the respective, forfeitures and penalties inflicted by an act, passed in the twenty-ninth year of his later Majesty's reign, intituled, " An Act to empower his Majesty to, prohibit the exportation of saltpetre, and to enforce, the law for empowering his. Majesty to, prohibit the exportation of gunpowder, or any sort of' arms or ammunition; and also, to empower his Majesty to restrain the carrying coastwise, of salt pet re, gunpowder, or any sort of arms or ammunition: "-And the right, honorable the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury, the Commissioner for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, the Master-General and the rest, of the principal officers of the Ordnance, and his Majesty's Secretary at War, are to, give the necessary directions herein, as to them may respectively appertain.
W. FAWKENER.