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Section 540 Marine store dealer not to purchase from person under sixteen.F1C1

(1)

A marine store dealer shall not by himself or his agents purchase marine stores of any description from any person apparently under the age of sixteen years.

(2)

If a marine store dealer so purchases any marine store, he shall be liable to a fine for the first offence not exceeding F2five pounds£25 and for every subsequent offence not exceeding F3twenty pounds£50.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 538–542 repealed (E.W.S.) by (E.W.) Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964 (c. 69), Sch. Pt. I and (S.) Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45, SIF 81:2), s. 137, Sch. 4

F2

“£25” substituted (S.) for “five pounds” by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), s. 289C(4)(5)(8)

F3

“£50” substituted (S.) for “twenty pounds” by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), s. 289C(4)(5)(8)

Modifications

C1

S. 540(2) amended (N.I.) by Increase of Fines Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 29), Sch. Pt. I

Notes on Part IX

Modifications

C1

Pt. IX extended by S. R. & O. 1938/136 (Rev. I, p. 1329: 1938 I, p. 72), art. 2 and Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c. 44), s. 8; amended by Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c. 77), s. 17