1787: 27 George 3 c.36: An Act to continue several Laws relating to the free Importation of certain Raw Hides and Skins from Ireland and the British Plantations in America; to the allowing the Exportation of certain Quantities of Wheat and other Articles to his Majesty’s Sugar Colonies in America; to the prohibiting the Exportation of Tools and Utensils made use of in the Iron and Steel Manufactures of this Kingdom, and to prevent the seducing of Artificers and Workmen employed in those Manufactures to go into Parts beyond the Seas; and to the granting a Bounty on the Exportation of certain Species of British and Irish Linens exported, and taking off the Duties on foreign Raw Linen Yarns made of Flax imported.

[Preamble.]

‘WHEREAS the Laws herein after mentioned have by Experience been found useful and beneficial, and are near expiring;’ be it therefore enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same,

[So much of 9 Geo. 3. c. 39. as relates to free Importation of Raw Hides and Skint from Ireland, and the British American Plantations, continued to June 1, 1791, &c.]

That so much of an Act made in the ninth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty as relates to the free Importation of certain Raw Hides and Skins from Ireland, and the British Plantations in America, which was to continue in force for five Years from the first Day of June one thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament; and which by several Acts made in the fourteenth and twenty-first Years of the Reign of his present Majesty, was continued until the first Day of June one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, shall be, and the same is hereby further continued until the first Day of June one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, and no longer.

[So much of 16 Geo. 3. c. 37. as relates to allowing the Exportation of Wheat, &c. to the Sugar Colonies in America;]

II. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That so much of an Act made in the sixteenth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty (intituled, An Act for allowing the Exportation of certain Quantities of Wheat and other Articles, to his Majesty’s Sugar Colonies in America, and to the Island of Saint Helena, and to the other Settlements belonging to the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies, and of Biscuit and Pease to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Bay Chaleur, and Labrador; and for indemnifying all Persons with respect to advising or carrying into Execution his Majesty’s Orders of Council already made for allowing the Exportation of Wheat and other Articles), as relates to allowing the Exportation of certain Quantities of Wheat, and other Articles, to his Majesty’s Sugar Colonies in America, which was to continue in force until the first Day of January one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven, and which by several Acts, made in the seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, and twenty-fifth Years of the Reign of his present Majesty, was continued until the first Day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament;

[and of 25 Geo. 3. c. 69. as relates to the Exportation to those Colonies of Wheat from Lancaster, continued to May 1, 1788.]

and also, that so much of the said Act, made in the said twenty-fifth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, as relates to allowing the Exportation of a certain Quantity of Wheat and other Articles from the Port of Lancaster to his Majesty’s Sugar Colonies in America, for the Sustenance and Use of the Inhabitants of the said Colonies, which was to be in force until the said first Day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, shall be, and the same is hereby further continued until the first Day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, and no longer.

[26 Geo. 3. c. 89. to explain 15 Geo. 3. c. 67. to prohibit the Exportation of Tools used in the Iron and Steel Manufactures, continued to the End of the next Session.]

III. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That an Act made in the twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intituled, An Act to explain, amend, and extend to other Tools and Utensils, an Act made in the twenty-fifth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intituled, An Act to prohibit the Exportation to foreign Parts, of Tools and Utensils made use of in the Iron and Steel Manufactures of this Kingdom; and to prevent the seducing of Artificers or Workmen employed in those Manufactures to go into Parts beyond the Seas, which was to be in force until the End of the then next Session of Parliament, and no longer, shall be, and the same is hereby further continued until the End of the next Session of Parliament, and no longer.

[29 Geo. 2. c. 15. granting a Bounty on British and Irish Linens exported continued to June 24, 1788, &c.]

IV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That an Act made in the twenty-ninth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second (intituled, An Act for granting a Bounty upon certain Species of British and Irish Linens exported; and taking off the Duties on the Importation of foreign Raw Linen Yarns made of Flax), which said Act was by two other Acts made in the tenth and nineteenth Years of the Reign of his present Majesty, extended and continued until the twenty-fourth Day of June one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament; shall be, and the same is hereby further continued until the twenty-fourth Day of June one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament.

Soucre: Ruffhead, Statutes at Large, vol. 15.