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Duties Continuance Act 1801
(41 Geo 3 c.17, 24th March 1801)

An Act for continuing, until the twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand eight hundred and two, certain Acts of the last Session of the Parliament of Ireland, for granting Duties to his Majesty.
[24th March 1801]

'WHEREAS an Act was made in the Parliament of Ireland in the fortieth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intituled, An Act for granting for one Year the several Duties therein mentioned, in lieu of all other Duties payable upon the Articles therein specified during the said Term, and for regulating the Trade between this Kingdom and his Majesty's Colonies, and for other Purposes therein mentioned; which Act was to continue in force until and upon the twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand eight hundred and one: And whereas another Act was made in the same Session of the said Parliament of Ireland, intituled, An Act for ascertaining the Stock of Foreign Wines belonging to Dealers in and Sellers of such Wines, on the twenty-fifth of March one thousand eight hundred, and for securing certain Duties of Excise thereon, and for granting to his Majesty a further Duty on Rum imported, and certain Duties on the Exportation of certain Goods to the British Plantations in America and the West Indies, in lieu of all other Duties; by which certain Duties were granted on the Importation into Ireland of certain Goods, Wares, and Merchandizes therein mentioned, in addition to the Duties granted by the said first recited Act on the Importation of the like Goods and Merchandizes into Ireland, and other Duties were also thereby granted on the Exportation from Ireland of certain other Goods, Wares, and Merchandizes therein mentioned in lieu of the Duties granted by the said first recited Act on the Exportation from Ireland of the like Goods, Wares, and Merchandizes, and which last-mentioned Act was to continue in force until and upon the twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand eight hundred and one: And whereas certain other of the Duties granted by the said first recited Act have been varied by another Act, passed in the same Session of the Parliament of Ireland, intituled, An Act for the Union of Great Britain and Ireland: And whereas another Act was passed in the same Session of the Parliament of Ireland, intituled, An Act for granting to his Majesty Excise Duties on Foreign Wines in his Majesty's Stores, or in the Stores or Warehouses of Dealers in or Retailers of Wine, at the Time therein mentioned, and for granting further Duties on Spirits distilled, and on Sweets or made Wines, made in Ireland; whereby certain Duties on Spirits distilled, and on Sweets and Wines made in Ireland, were granted in addition to the Duties granted by the said first recited Act on the like Articles, which were to continue until and upon the twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand eight hundred and one: And whereas another Act was passed in the same Session of the said Parliament of Ireland, intituled, An Act for granting an additional Duty on refined Sugars imported into this Kingdom; whereby a certain Duty on refined Sugar imported into Ireland was granted in addition to the Duty granted by the said first recited Act thereon, and which Duty was to continue until the twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand eight hundred and one: And whereas another Act was made in the same Session of the Parliament of Ireland, intituled, An Act for amending and making perpetual the several Laws for regulating the Watch in the District of the Metropolis, and for granting a further Duty upon Pawnbrokers; by which a Duty was granted in addition to a Duty granted by the said first recited Act on the like Article, and made payable until and upon the twenty-fifth Day of March, one thousand eight hundred and one: And whereas another Act was made in the same Session of the Parliament of Ireland, intituled, An Act for granting to his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, certain Duties and Rates upon the Postage and Conveyance of all Letters and Packets within this Kingdom; and two several other Acts were made in the same Session of the Parliament of Ireland, for granting to his Majesty several Duties therein mentioned, to be levied by the Commissioners for managing the Stamp Duties; and another Act was made in the same Session of the Parliament of Ireland, intituled, An Act to amend and explain an Act passed in the fortieth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intituled, 'An Act for granting to his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, several Duties therein mentioned, to be levied by the Commissioners for managing the Stamp Duties': And whereas the Duties granted by the said last four recited Acts are also made payable until and upon the twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand eight hundred and one: And whereas it is expedient that the said first recited Act, subject to the Alterations made by the said other recited Acts, and also the Duties granted during the Term before mentioned, by the said other recited Acts, except as herein-after mentioned, should be further continued;' be it therefore enacted, by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That the said first recited Act, subject to the Alterations made by the said other recited Acts, or any of them, or by any other Act, and also the several Duties granted by the said other recited Acts, or any of them, which were to continue until and upon the twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand eight hundred and one, except the Excise Duties granted by the said fourth recited Act on Foreign Wines in his Majesty's Stores, or in the Stores or Warehouses of Dealers in or Retailers of Wines at the Time therein mentioned, shall respectively continue and be in force throughout Ireland from and after the twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand eight hundred and one, until and upon the twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand eight hundred and two; and all the Powers and Provisions, Articles, Clauses, Matters, and Things, contained in the said recited Acts, or any of them, shall be observed and complied with during the Term hereby granted, as fully and effectually as if the same had been extended to the Term hereby granted by the said recited Acts, and the Term hereby granted had made Part thereof; and the several Articles in respect whereof any Duty is imposed by the said recited Acts, or any of them, until and upon the twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand eight hundred and one, shall respectively be liable to the like Duty, under the Regulations and Provisions of the said recited Acts respectively, from the said twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand eight hundred and one, until and upon the twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand eight hundred and two, according to the true Intent and Meaning of this Act.

II. And be it enacted, That all the Monies arising from the Duties granted by the said several Acts hereby continued, and not by the said Acts or any of them appropriated or directed to be applied to any particular Use or Uses, Purpose or Purposes (the necessary Charges of raising and paying the same being deducted), shall be carried to and made Part of the Consolidated Fund of Ireland.