{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-agency-and-distribution-act-1864/section-8",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/27-28/24",
  "legislation_title": "Naval Agency and Distribution Act 1864",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-agency-and-distribution-act-1864",
  "path": "section/8",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Partnership Body may be a ship’s Agent.",
  "text": "A partnership body, not incorporated, may be appointed a ship’s agent; and in that case the partners for the time being, or any one or more of them, may act as the agent; and any change of partners shall not affect the appointment.\nThe names of the partners shall at the time of appointment, and from time to time on any change happening, be registered with the Secretary of State, and in the registry of the High Court of Admiralty.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words substituted by Armed Forces Act 1981 (c. 55, SIF 7:1), s. 24(1)(2)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/27-28/24/section/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:05:40.273918+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."
}