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British Vessels laden with Spirits, &c. in Foreign Ports, without Licence shall be forfeited, if seized within Six Months.
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XIV. And be it further enacted, That every Ship or Vessel belonging in the Whole or in Part to His Majesty’s Subjects, or whereof One Half of the Persons on board shall be Subjects of His Majesty, which shall, after the passing of this Act, have been laden with or shall have taken on board any Spirits, Tobacco, or Snuff, or Tea, in any foreign Port belonging to any State or Power at War with His Majesty, or shall have received or taken any such Articles on board from any Ship, Vessel, or Boat coming out of or from any such Port in any greater Quantity than shall be necessary for the Use of the Men on board of such Ship or Vessel for the Voyage, without a Special Licence from His Majesty’s Privy Council, or from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, or from One of His Majesty’s Secretaries of State, shall be forfeited and shall and may be seized by any Officer of His Majesty’s Army or Navy or Marines, or Customs or Excise: Provided always, that no such Seizure shall be made after the Expiration of Six Months from the Time of such Ship or Vessel having so laden or taken on board such Spirits, Tobacco, Snuff, or Tea, as aforesaid.
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