Naval Agency and Distribution Act 1864
Naval Agency and Distribution Act 1864 (1864 c. 24)
- Naval Agency and Distribution Act 1864 (1864 c. 24)
- Preliminary
- 1 Short Title.
- 2 Interpretation of Terms.
- 3 Power for Admiralty to apply Act to any of Her Majesty’s ships.
- Appointment of Ship’s Agent
- 4 Each of Her Majesty’s ships to have an Agent.
- 5 Ship’s Agent to the appointed by commanding officer.
- 6 Instrument of appointment to be registered and filed.
- 7 Persons in service of Crown, Proctors, &c. incapable of being Agents.
- 8 Partnership Body may be a ship’s Agent.
- 9 Change of commanding officer.
- 10 Office of ship’s agent.
- 11 Ship’s agent to be amenable to High Court of Admiralty.
- Duties of Ship’s Agent
- 12 Ship’s agent to act for ship with respect to salvage, bounty, prize, &c.
- Distribution of Salvage, Bounty, Prize, and other Money
- 13 Taxation and payment of costs of officers and crew, agents, &c.
- 14 Salvage, Bounty, prize, and other money to be distributed according to Order in Council, &c.
- 15 Payment of shares.
- 16 Exemption from stamp duty.
- 17 Forfeited shares and deduction of 5 per cent. to be carried to Naval prize cash balance.
- 18 Agent may be furnished with copies of accounts.
- Remuneration of Ship’s Agent
- 19 Agent to receive per-centage of 2½ per cent.
- 20 Apportionment of per-centage where more than one ship, or on change of agent.
- Investment of Salvage, Bounty, Prize, and other Money
- 21 Power to Admiralty to direct investment pending distribution.
- Decision as to Distribution or Investment
- 22 Power to High Court of Admiralty to decide questions relative to distribution, &c.
- Miscellaneous
- 23 Savings Rights of the Crown, Captors, &c.
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- 25 Power to make Orders in Council.
- 26 Orders in Council to be gazetted, &c.
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- Form of Appointment of Ship’s Agent
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