Illicit Distillation (Ireland) Act, 1857

Disposal of seizures. 17 & 18 Vict. c. 89.

16 & 17 Vict. c. 107.

2. All seizures to be made under the provisions of the Spirits (Ireland) Act, 1854, or of this Act by any officer, head or other constable, shall (except in the cases in this clause herein-after provided for, and except also in cases of seizures made under the Customs Consolidation Act, 1853, herein-after referred to,) be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the Inspector General of Constabulary shall direct in that behalf: Provided always, that all seizures which may be made, under the powers or directions of the sixth section of the Spirits (Ireland) Act, 1854, of spirits in transitu or process of removal from place to place, where the same shall be sent or removed from or by any licensed distiller or rectifier of or dealer in or retailer of spirits, shall be disposed of in such manner as the Commissioners of Inland Revenue may direct or authorize in that behalf.