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REGULATIONS FOR BRITISH TRADE WITH KOREA
10.—Any person desiring to tranship cargo shall obtain a permit from the Customs
horities before doing so.
III.—Protection of the Revenue
| 1.—The Customs authorities shall have the right to place Customs officers on
ooard any British merchant vessel in their ports. All such Customs officers shall have
waccess to all parts of the ship in which cargo is stowed. They shall be treated with
rjfcivility, and such reasonable accommodation shall be allowed to them as the ship affords.
I 2.—The hatches and all other places of entrance into that part of the ship where
idcargo is stowed may be secured by the Korean Customs officers between the hours of
'usunset and sunrise, and on Sundays and holidays, by affixing seals, locks, or other
fastenings, and if any person shall, without due permission, wilfully open any entrance
that has been so secured, or break any seal, lock, or other fastening that has been
affixed by the Korean Customs officers, not only the person so offending, but the master
of the ship, also, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding One Hundred Mexican
Dollars.
3—Any British subject who ships, or attempts to ship, or discharges, or attempts
to discharge, goods which have not been duly entered at the Custom-house in the
manner above provided, or package containing goods different from those described
in the import or export permit appslication, or prohibited goods, shall forfeit twice
the value of such goods, and the goods shall be confiscated.
4. —Any person signing a false declaration or certificate with the intent to defraud
the revenue of Korea shall be liable to a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Mexican
Dollars.
5. —Any violation of any provision of these Regulations, to which no penalty is
specially attached therein, may be punished by a fine uot exceeding One Hundred
Mexican Dollars.
Note.—All documents required by these Regulations, and all other communications
addressed to the Korean Customs authorities, may be written in the English language.
[L.S.]
Hakry S. Parkes.
Min Yong-mok.

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