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Bill Number3732Session1737
Title For enforcing and making perpetual an act, entitled, an act for the preserving all such ships and goods thereof which shall happen to be forced on shore or stranded upon the coasts of this kingdom, and also for inflicting the punishment of death on such as shall wilfully burn, sink or destroy ships.
Variant Title(s) To make it felony wilfully to destroy, burn, or cast away ships that are insured, or that have merchant's goods on board, to the prejudice of such merchants, or the insurers.
Heads of Bill Stages
Originating Body Commons
Leave or Order 13 Dec 1737Leave or Order to Thomas Carter Master of the Rolls [0360]
Read & Committed 21 Dec 1737Presented by Thomas Carter Master of the Rolls [4037]
Reported 29 Dec 1737Reported by Thomas Carter Master of the Rolls [0360]
Sent to Chief Governor 29 Dec 1737   
Privy Council Stages
Decision of the Irish Privy Council Approved 
Received & Referred to Law Officers9 Jan 1738 
Petition to English Privy Council None 
Decision of the English Privy Council Amended 
Engrossed 23 Jan 1738 
Returned Bill Stages
House Presented Commons 
Presented 14 Feb 1738 
Sent to Other House 20 Feb 1738 
Royal Assent 23 Mar 1738 
Statute Number 11 George II c.9
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