Section III The last-mentioned Duties to be collected, and Allowances made, &c. by the Rules herein mentioned.

Commissioners of the Customs authorized to give necessary Directions for collecting the said last-mentioned Duties, making Allowances, &c; Under Penalties of 12 Car. II. c. 4; and the Rules of any other Law in force.

Provided always and bee it declared and enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Duties upon Tobacco which were granted by the said Act made in the First Yeare of the Reigne of the said late King James and continued as aforesaid and which by the said Acts were made payable by the first Buyer and subject to the Rules of Excise in the several Parts of Management thereof shall for all such Tobacco as shall bee imported between the First Day of May One thousand six hundred ninety six and the said Nine and twentieth Day of September One thousand seven hundred and one bee secured collected raised levied answered and paid to His Majestie according to the true Intent and meaning of this present Act in the Method herein after particularly directed and with such X1Discompt and Allowances to the Merchants as are herein alsoe mentioned and noe otherwise Any thing in the said former Acts to the contrary notwithstanding And that the Commissioners of His Majesties Customs for the time being or any Foure or more of them bee authorized and impowered and the said Commissioners of the Customs or any Foure or more of them for the time being are hereby authorized and impowered to give the necessary Directions for secureing collecting raiseing levying answering and paying to His Majestie the said Duties upon Tobacco and to make the Discompt and Allowances to the Merchants herein after mentioned for all such Tobacco as shall bee imported betweene the said First Day of May in the Yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred ninety six and the said Nine and twentieth Day of September One thousand seven hundred and one in the same Manner and Forme and by such Rules Means or Ways and under such Penalties and Forfeitures as are mentioned and expressed in one Acts of Parliament made in the Twelfth Yeare of the Reigne of King Charles the Second entituled A Subsidy granted to the King of Tunnage and Poundage and other Su[m]ms of Money payable upon Merchandize exported and imported and the Rules Directions and Orders thereunto annexed or any other Law now in force relating to the Collection of His Majesties Customs which said' Act and Acts and every Article Rule and Clause therein contained shall stand and bee in force for the purposes aforesaid during the Continuance of this Act.