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GUN BARREL PROOF ACT 1868

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           Long Title

   2.      | 1. This Act may for all purposes be cited as ""The Gun Barrel
           Proof Act 1868.''
   4.      | 3. This Act shall not in any way interfere with the power of
           Her Majesty, her heirs and successors, from time to time to
           establish public Proof Houses in such places and under such
           regulations as to the care and management thereof as to Her
           Majesty, her heirs and successors, may seem fit.
   5.      1847 c.16 incorporated.
   6.      1845 c.18
   7.      Above-named Acts in Sect.6 not to apply to Gunmakers Company.
   8.      Same Meanings to Words in incorporated Acts as in this Act and in
           Schedules.
   88.     Section 88
   89.     Power to provide Branch Proof Houses.
   90.     Notice of Branch Proof Houses.
   91.     Section 91
   92.     The Two Companies to maintain Proof House and Branch Proof Houses.
   93.     Fund for Restoration of Birmingham Proof House and Branch Proof
           Houses.
   94.     Application of monies by Guardians.
   95.     Section 95
   96.     Attendance of Officers at Proof Houses and Office of the Two
           Companies.
   97.     Proof Master of Gunmakers Company responsible.
   98.     Proof Master of Guardians responsible.
   99.     Declaration by Proof Master and Assistant Proof Masters of Guardians.
   106.    Regulations to be made by the Two Companies for proving barrels.
   107.    The Two Companies to receive, prove, mark, and deliver barrels
           brought to them for proof.
   108.    Small arms not be sold or exported unless proved and marked as
           proved.
   109.    Small arms not to be pawned unless proved, &c.
   110.    Double barrels provisionally proved, and reduced in strength, to be
           deemed unproved.
   111.    Barrels reduced so that the mark does not represent the proof to
           be deemed unproved.
   112.    Barrels with marks defaced or removed to be deemed unproved.
   113.    But provisional proof on military barrels converted may be removed
           by Proof Master, &c.
   114.    Converted barrels with provisional proof mark remaining to be deemed
           provisionally proved barrels.
   115.    Other barrels when converted to be deemed unproved barrels.
   116.    Barrels to be proved according to rules, regulations, and scale.
   117.    Alteration of rules, regulations, and scale for proof.
   118.    Section 118
   119.    How far Act shall extend to barrels made for Her Majesty's Forces,
           &c.
   120.    Act not to apply to barrels above specified size.
   121.    Offences involving imprisonment.
   122.    Section 122
   123.    Sending for proof barrels containing explosive substances to be an
           offence liable to life imprisonment.
   124.    Provision as to punishments.
   127.    Exemption from punishment where original offender made known to
           Companies.
   128.    Property in forged stamps, &c. vested in the Company first claiming
           the same.
   129.    Convention proof marks.
   130.    Section 130
   131.    Convention proof marks: proceedings for offences.
   132.    Section 132
   137.    Section 137
   138.    Application to justice for warrant for seizure of forged stamps, &c.
   139.    Section 139
   140.    Section 140
   141.    Officers removing proof stamps to be punishable as for an offence.
   143.    Penalty on officers for fraud.
   145.    Expenses of Act.


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