Naval Agency and Distribution Act 1864
Preliminary
1 Short Title.
2 Interpretation of Terms.
3 Power for Admiralty to apply Act to any of Her Majesty’s ships.
Appointment of Ship’s Agent
4 Each of Her Majesty’s ships to have an Agent.
5 Ship’s Agent to the appointed by commanding officer.
6 Instrument of appointment to be registered and filed.
7 Persons in service of Crown, Proctors, &c. incapable of being Agents.
8 Partnership Body may be a ship’s Agent.
9 Change of commanding officer.
10 Office of ship’s agent.
11 Ship’s agent to be amenable to High Court of Admiralty.
Duties of Ship’s Agent
12 Ship’s agent to act for ship with respect to salvage, bounty, prize, &c.
Distribution of Salvage, Bounty, Prize, and other Money
13 Taxation and payment of costs of officers and crew, agents, &c.
14 Salvage, Bounty, prize, and other money to be distributed according to Order in Council, &c.
15 Payment of shares.
16 Exemption from stamp duty.
17 Forfeited shares and deduction of 5 per cent. to be carried to Naval prize cash balance.
18 Agent may be furnished with copies of accounts.
Remuneration of Ship’s Agent
19 Agent to receive per-centage of 2½ per cent.
20 Apportionment of per-centage where more than one ship, or on change of agent.
Investment of Salvage, Bounty, Prize, and other Money
21 Power to Admiralty to direct investment pending distribution.
Decision as to Distribution or Investment
22 Power to High Court of Admiralty to decide questions relative to distribution, &c.
Miscellaneous
23 Savings Rights of the Crown, Captors, &c.
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25 Power to make Orders in Council.
26 Orders in Council to be gazetted, &c.
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SCHEDULE
Form of Appointment of Ship’s Agent
I, (1) commanding officer of Her Majesty’s , (2)hereby appoint...
Dated the day of .
(Signed)A.B.
Witness,
(Signed)C.D.
(1) Name of officer.
(2) Description and name of ship.
(3) Name of agent.
(4) Address of agent.

Naval Agency and Distribution Act 1864

1864 c. 24

An Act to provide for the Appointment, Duties, and Remuneration of Agents for Ships of War, and for the Distribution of Salvage, Bounty, Prize, and other Money among the Officers and Crews thereof.

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Functions of Admiralty now exercisable by a Secretary of State: Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964 (c. 15), s. 1(2)

C2

Functions of High Court of Admiralty (E.W.) now exercisable by Queen's Bench Division of High Court: Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidated) Act 1925 (c. 49), ss. 1, 56(3), 224, Administration of Justice Act 1956 (c. 46), s. 1 and Administration of Justice Act 1970 (c. 31), ss. 1(3), 2

C3

Words of enactment and certain other words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14)