An act (passed 12th March 1805,) for making further provision for the effectual performance of quarantine : and also an order in Council, dated 5th April 1805.

Date:
1809
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Credit: An act (passed 12th March 1805,) for making further provision for the effectual performance of quarantine : and also an order in Council, dated 5th April 1805. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    XXII. And be it further enacted, That when any shiporves-K0 pood, to sel which has performed quarantine in any foreign Lazaret shall fromTe^eis arrive in any of the ports of Great Britain, or the isles of Guern-f^^^'p- scy, Jersey, Alderney, Sark, or Man, with a clean Bill of Health, Jore^n^aM- no goods or merchandise shall be permitted to be landed or un-JJ^j*,lto°tlhC shipped, unloaded, or moved, in order to be landed out of such J^^^ ship or vessel; but the commander, master, or other person ha- ^j^1^ ving the charge or command of such ship or vessel, shall iAnie-^^™^ diately upon his arrival give notice thereof, and of the foreign200'- port or ports in which such ship or vessel hath performed qua- rantine, to the principal officer of his Majesty's customs at the port where he shall arrive, or at the port nearest thereto, in or- der that the same may be forthwith laid before his Majesty's pri- vy council; and if the commander, master, or other person as aforesaid, or any person whatsoever, shall land, or shall unship, unload, or move, in order to land any goods or merchandise out of the said ship or vessel, before an order* of his Majesty's privy council shall be made, giving directions therein, or otherwise than shall be directed in the said order, every such person shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of two hundred pounds. XXIII. And whereas disobedience or refractory behaviour in por ^ persons under quarantine, or liable to the performance of quar- £&.„,.„>. an tine, or in other persons who may have had any intercourse or 5HJ}*?' communication withthem,may be attended with very great danger gjjp*^ to his Majesty's subjects ; be it further enacted, That all persons J^^£^ liable to perform quarantine, and all persons having had any in-^e^.^ tercourse or communication with them, whether in ships or inathem- lazaret, or elsewhere, shall be subject, during the said quaran- tine, or during the time they shall be liable to quarantine, to such orders as they shall receive from the superintendant of quaran- tine or his assistant, or from the principal officer of the customs at any port or place where there is no such superintendant or as- sistant, or from any other officer of the customs authorized as aforesaid to act in that behalf; and the said officers are hereby empowered and required to enforce all necessary obedience to the said orders, and in case of necessity to call in others to their assistance, and all persons so called in are hereby required to as- sist accordingly ; and such officers shall andthey are hereby em- powered and required to compel all persons liable to perform quarantine as aforesaid, and persons having had any intercourse or communication with them, to repair to such lazaret, ship, ves- sel, or place, and to cause all goods, wares, and merchandise* and