File 4377/1912 'Muscat Arms Traffic: Complaints of British Firms' [‎21v] (47/430)

all arms and ammunition and parts thereof destined for importation into my
territories and carried on board their vessels.
Rale 6.—All arms, ammunition, or parts thereof destined for import into
Muscat, but not detailed, or incorrectly or insufficiently described, in the
separate manifest (Form B), especially with regard to the marks on the
packages or the name of the consignee, shall, as soon as such arms,
ammunition, or parts thereof have left the ship’s tackles, become liable to
confiscation.
Exception .—The sole exception to the operation of this rule shall be in
the case of arms, ammunition, or parts thereof landed by mistake in good
faith and clearly destined for some other port to which the import of arms
and ammunition is not prohibited. The burden of proving that such arms
and ammunition were intended for import to a port to which the import of
arms and ammunition is not prohibited shall lie on the steamer’s agent,
importer, or consignee. No claims under this exception will be entertained
after a period of three months from date of landing of the goods in respect
of which the claim is made.
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Rale 7.—All arms, ammunition, or parts thereof, deposited in the arms
warehouse in accordance with the revisions of Rule 4, shall be claimed by
the consignee within a period of three months from the date of deposit in
the arms warehouse.
On such claim being made the warehouse superintendent will, subject to
the provisions of Rules 8 ami 8a immediately following, and after due veri
fication of the bill of lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. and steamer’s agent’s deli very order, grant a
detailed receipt in Form A above mentioned.
Ride 8.—As soon as, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 4
aforesaid, arms and ammunition or parts thereof are brought to the arms
warehouse to be there deposited, the superintendent, arms warehouse, shall
notify the superintendent of customs of the arrival of such arms ammu
nition, or parts thereof by form attached and marked 0 (Arabic) in
order that duty may be collected thereon by the superintendent of customs.
Rule 8a. -As soon as such duty has been paid, the superintendent of
customs shall immediately return to the superintendent, arms warehouse,
the form marked C, duly endorsed with a certificate that the duty has been
fully paid on the arms, ammunition, and parts thereof noted in the form
aforesaid, and the superintendent, arms warehouse, shall in no case grant
the detailed receipt in Form A unless and until he shall have received back
the form marked C duly endorsed, as already described by the superintendent
of customs.
Rule 9.—Failure by consignee to comply with the provisions of either of
the three preceding rules shall render the arms, ammunition, or parts thereof
liable to confiscation.
Issue of Arms, Ammunition, or parts thereof from the Arms Warehouse.
Rule 10. —Any person proposing to purchase arms, ammunition, or parts
thereof from any trader, owning arms, ammunition, or parts thereof stored
in the arms warehouse in accordance with the provisions of Rules 1 and 4
above, and duly claimed under the provisions of Rule 7, and on which dutv
and warehouse charges have been fully paid in accordance with the provisions
of Rules 8 and 16 respectively, will be permitted to withdraw arms arid
ammunition or parts thereof on the production of, and to the extent covered
by, a licence in form marked D and attached.
On the application of the trader concerned, who must be present at
such withdrawal, the warehouse superintendent shall draw up the licence
aforesaid, and submit it for my approval and signature.