# Encouragement of Manufactures Act 1698, Section VIII: VIII. Proviso for Owner of Goods ware housed, fixing Lock to Warehouse, and sorting and delivering Goods for Exportation.


Provided alwaies and be if further enacted That it shall and may be lawfull to and for the Proprietor or Proprietors of the said Goods so lodged in any Warehouse or Warehouses as aforesaid to affix one Lock to every such Warehouse or Warehouses the Key of which shall remaine in the Custody of the said Proprietor or Proprietors and that he or they may view sort or deliver the said Goods in order for Exportation as aforesaid in the presence of the said Warehouse-keeper or Warehouse-keepers who is and are hereby obliged at seasonable times to give Attendance for that purpose

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/11/10/section/VIII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/encouragement-of-manufactures-act-1698/section-VIII
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.