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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/harbours-docks-and-piers-clauses-act-1847/section-43",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/10-11/27",
  "legislation_title": "Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/harbours-docks-and-piers-clauses-act-1847",
  "path": "section/43",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "43",
  "heading": "Penalty on evading payment of rates.",
  "text": "If the master of any vessel or the owner of any goods evade the payment of the rates payable to the undertakers in respect of such vessel or goods, or any part thereof, he shall pay to them three times the amount of the rates of which he shall so have evaded the payment, and the same shall be recovered from such master or owner respectively in the same manner as penalties imposed by this Act are directed to be recovered, or by action in any court of competent jurisdiction.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 27-32, 34-48 applied (with modifications)(E.W.S.)(22. 1. 1991) by S.I. 1991/106, art. 8(3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Ss. 27-48 applied (with modifications)(E.W.S.)(22. 1. 1991) by S.I. 1991/107, art. 8(3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Ss. 27-48 applied (with modifications)(E.W.S.)(8. 2. 1991) by S.I. 1991/237, art. 8(3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Ss. 27-48 applied (with modifications)(E.W.S.)(23. 5. 1991) by S.I. 1991/1257, art. 8(3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Ss. 27-48 applied (with modifications)(E.W.S.)(23. 5. 1991) by S.I. 1991/1258, art. 8(3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Ss. 43-48 applied (S.) (7.11.2008) by Whiteness Marina Harbour Revision Order 2008 (S.S.I. 2008/361), arts. 1(1), 19(10) (with arts. 31, 33)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Ss. 43-46 applied (E.W.S.) (18.9.2009) by Penzance Harbour Revision Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2325), arts. 1, 19(10) (with arts. 39, 40)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Ss. 43-46 incorporated (with modifications) (S.) (18.3.2016) by The Lochboisdale and Gasay Port (Harbour Empowerment) Order 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/156), arts. 1, 3 (with arts. 31, 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "Ss. 42-46 incorporated (with modifications) (S.) (10.6.2017) by The Tobermory Harbour Empowerment Order 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/196), arts. 1, 3 (with arts. 36-40)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C10",
      "text": "Ss. 42-46 incorporated (with modifications) (S.) (4.3.2021) by The Eyemouth Harbour Revision Order 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/118), arts. 1(1), 3(2)-(5) (with arts. 36, 37)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C11",
      "text": "Ss. 42-46 incorporated (with modifications) (S.) (12.3.2025) by The St. Andrews Harbour Revision Order 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/64), arts. 1(1), 14 (with arts. 28, 29)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C12",
      "text": "Ss. 34-46, 48 extended by Transport Act 1962 (c. 46), Sch. 9 para. 6(2)"
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/10-11/27/section/43",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:44:04.362741+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}