Part II of this Act shall be construed together with "The Stamp Act, 1891" (54 & 55 Vict., c. 39). (2.) This Act may be cited as The Finance Act, 1908." SCHEDULE. 1. Customs Duties under Section 2 of the Finance Act, 1901.* Sugar which, when tested by the polariscope, indicates a polarisation exceeding 98 degrees the cwt. Sugar of a polarisation not exceeding 76 degrees the cwt. Sugar of a polarisation Exceeding 76 and not exceeding 77 Molasses (except when cleared for use by a licensed. If containing 70 per cent. or more of sweetening If containing less than 70 per cent. and more the cwt. * 1 Edw. VII, c. 7. Vol. XCIV, page 489. Saccharin (including substances of a like nature or use).. .. the oz. 2. Excise Duties under Section 5 of the Finance Act, 1901. And so in proportion for any less quantity. Saccharin (including substances of a like nature or use) made in Great Britain or Ireland the oz. And so in proportion for any less quantity. 3. Drawbacks under Second and Third Schedules of the Finance Act, 1901. Drawback to be allowed to a refiner on molasses produced in Great Britain or Ireland, and delivered by him to a licensed distiller for use in the manufacture of spirits .. the cwt.. 4. Allowance under Section 1 (2) of the Revenue Act, 1903. ACT of the British Parliament to Prohibit the Manufacture, Sule, and Importation of Matches made with White Phosphorus, and for other purposes in connection therewith. [8 Edw. VII, c. 42.] [December 21, 1908.] BE it 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, as follows: Prohibition of Use of White Phosphorus. 1.-(1.) It shall not be lawful for any person to use white phosphorus in the manufacture of matches, and any factory in which white phosphorus is so used shall be deemed to be a factory not kept in conformity with "The Factory and Workshop Act, 1901" (1 Edw. VII, c. 22), and that Act shall apply accordingly. (2.) The occupier of any factory in which the manufacture of matches is carried on shall allow an inspector under "The Factory and Workshops Act, 1901," at any time to take for analysis sufficient samples of any material in use or mixed for use, and, if he refuses to do so, shall be guilty of obstructing the inspector in the execution of his duties under that Act: Provided that the occupier may, at the time when the sample is taken, and on providing the necessary appliances, require the inspector to divide the sample so taken into two parts and to mark, seal, and deliver to him one part. Prohibition of Sale. 2. It shall not be lawful for any person to sell or to offer or expose for sale or to have in his possession for the purposes of sale any matches made with white phosphorus, and, if any person contravenes the provisions of this section, he may, on complaint to a court of summary jurisdiction, be ordered to forfeit any such matches in his possession, and any matches so forfeited shall be destroyed or otherwise dealt with as the Court may think fit, but this provision shall not come into operation as respects any retail dealer until the 1st day of January, 1911. Prohibition of Importation. 3. It shall not be lawful to import into the United Kingdon. matches made with white phosphorus, and matches so made shall be included amongst the goods enumerated and described in the table of prohibitions and restrictions contained in section 42 of "The Customs Consolidation Act, 1876" (39 & 40 Vict., c. 36). Compulsory Licence to Use Patents. 4.-(1.) Any person who is manufacturing or proposing to manufacture matches by way of trade may present a petition to the Board of Trade praying for the grant of a compulsory licence to use any process patented at the passing of this Act for the manufacture of matches without white phosphorus, other than matches intended to strike only on a surface specially prepared for the purpose. (2.) The Board of Trade, after considering any representations that may be made by the patentee as defined by "The Patents and Designs Act, 1907" (7 Edw. VII, c. 29),* and any person claiming an interest in the patent as exclusive licensee or otherwise, and, after consultation with the Secretary of State, may order the patentee to grant a licence to the petitioner on such terms as the Board may think just. The provisions of The Board of Trade Arbitrations, &c., Act, 1874" (37 & 38 Vict., cap. 40), shall apply to proceedings under this section as if this Act were a special Act within the meaning of that Act. (3.) An order of the Board directing the grant of a licence under this section shall, without prejudice to any other method of enforcement, operate as if it were embodied in a deed granting a licence and made between the petitioner and the patentee and such other persons claiming an interest in the patent as aforesaid. Short Title, Commencement, and Construction. 5.-(1.) This Act may be cited as "The White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, 1908," and shall, except as otherwise expressly provided, come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1910. (2.) For the purposes of this Act the expression "white phosphorus means the substance usually known as white or yellow phosphorus. GENERAL ORDER under Article 65 of "The China and Corca Order in Council, 1904," authorizing the Transfer of Prisoners in China and Corea to Shanghai.-Supreme Court, Shanghai, June 17, 1908. WHEREAS it is desirable for divers reasons to make provision for the imprisonment in the British prison at Shanghai of persons sentenced elsewhere in China and Corea to imprisonment; Now I, Frederick Samuel Augustus Bourne, Acting Judge of * Page 28. His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for China and Corea, in virtue of the powers vested in me by Article 65 of The China and Corea Order in Council, 1904," do order that :— The Supreme Court, and a Provincial Court, with the approval of the Supreme Court, may order the removal of a person sentenced to imprisonment from any place in China or Corea to the British prison at Shanghai in order there to undergo his sentence. F. S. A. BOURNE. His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court, June 17, 1908. Approved: June 19, 1908. BRITISH LETTERS PATENT appointing the Governor of the Colony of the Falkland Islands to be Governor of South Georgia, the South Orkneys, the South Shetlands, the Sandwich Islands, and Graham's Land, and providing for the Government thereof as Dependencies of the Colony.— Westminster, July 21, 1908.* Edward the Seventh, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India: To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. WHEREAS the group of islands known as South Georgia, the South Orkneys, the South Shetlands, and the Sandwich Islands, and the territory known as Graham's Land, situated in the South Atlantic Ocean to the south of the 50th parallel of south latitude, and lying between the 20th and the 80th degrees of west longitude, are part of our Dominions, and it is expedient that provision should be made for their government as Dependencies of our Colony of the Falklands; 1. Now We do hereby declare that from and after the publication of these our Letters Patent in the Government "Gazette" of our Colony of the Falkland Islands the said group of islands known as South Georgia, the South Orkneys, the South Shetlands, and the Sandwich Islands, and the said territory of Graham's Land shall become Dependencies of our said Colony of the Falkland Islands. 2. And we do hereby further declare that from and after such publication as aforesaid the Governor and Commander-inChief of our Colony of the Falkland Islands for the time being (hereinafter called the Governor) shall be the Governor *The Falkland Islands "Gazette," No. 9, vol. xviii, September 1, 1908. |