# Naval Agency and Distribution Act 1864, Section 7: Persons in service of Crown, Proctors, &c. incapable of being Agents.


A person holding any office or employment in Her Majesty’s service or under the Crown, . . . , shall not be capable of being a ship’s agent.
If any person being a ship’s agent accepts any such office or employment, . . . , his appointment as ship’s agent shall be thereby vacated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/27-28/24/section/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/naval-agency-and-distribution-act-1864/section-7
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