{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plantation-trade-act-1695/section-IV",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plantation-trade-act-1695/section-IV.json",
  "legislation": "aep/Will3/7-8/22",
  "legislation_title": "Plantation Trade Act 1695",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plantation-trade-act-1695",
  "path": "section/IV",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "IV",
  "heading": "Recital of 15 Car. II. c. 7.",
  "text": "Officers appointed by Governors to give Security to Commissioners of Customs in England for Performance of Duty; Disability; Governor liable until Security given and Appointment approved by Commissioners of Customs.\nAnd whereas by the said Act of the Fifteenth of King Charles the Second intituled An Act for the encouragement of Trade the Governours of the Plantations are impowered to appoint an Officer for the Performance of certaine things in the said Act mentioned which said Officer is there commonly knowne by the Name of the Navall Officer And whereas through the Connivance or Negligence of the Persons soe appointed by the Governours of the said Plantations divers Frauds and Abuses are or have beene committed Bee itt therefore enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every the s[ai]d Officers already appointed shall within Two Moneths after notice of this Act in the respective Plantations or as soone as conveniently it may be give Security to the Commissioners of the Customes in England for the Tyme being or such as shall bee appointed by them for His Majesties Use for the true and faithfull Performance of their Duty And all and every Person or Persons who shall hereafter bee appointed to the said Office or Employment shall within Two Moneths or as soone as conveniently itt may bee after his or their Entrance upon the said Office or Employm[en]t. give sufficient Security to the Commissioners of the Customes as aforesaid for His Majesties Use for the true and faithfull Performance of his or theire Duty And in Default thereof the Person or Persons neglecting or refuseing to give such Security shall be disabled to execute the said Office or Employment And until such Security given and the Person appointed to the said Office or Employment bee approved by the Commissioners of the Customes as aforesaid the respective Governour or Governours shall bee answerable for any the Offences Neglects or Misdemeanours of the Person or Persons soe by him or them appointed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "interlined on the Roll."
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/7-8/22/section/IV",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:23:36.588176+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."
}