Hall marks on gold & silver plate

FOREIGN PLATE. loi
Sect. 8. This further provides that gold vessels or plate of the
new standard should be assayed and marked under the same regulations
as applied to the higher standard.
Repealed in part.
A.D. 1803. 43 George III, c. 69. The former Act of 24 George
III, c. 53, as regards the licence, was repealed, and new licences appointed,
viz. -For trading in gold more than two pennyweights and
under two ounces in weight, and in silver over five pennyweights and
under thirty ounces in weight, 2 6s. per annum ; for trading in gold
of two ounces in weight and upwards, and in silver of thirty ounces
and upwards, ^ 15s. per annum. REPEALED.
DRAWBACK ON PLATE.
A.D. 1803. 44 George III, c. 98. Schedule referred to in Sect.
2 of this Act. Drawback for or in respect of gold plate and silver
plate, wrought or manufactured in Great Britain, which shall be
duly exported by way of merchandise to Ireland or any foreign
parts, the whole duties which shall have been paid for the same.
The duty was increased, on gold to sixteen shillings per ounce, and
on silver to one shilling and threepence per ounce. REPEALED.
A.D. 1812. 52 George III, c. 59. This Act was passed to allow,
on the exportation of manufactured plate, for the private use of persons
residing abroad, the same drawback as was then allowed on the
exportation of such plate by way of merchandise.
A.D. 1815. 55 George III, c. 185. By this Act the duties were
raised, on manufactured gold to seventeen shillings per ounce, on
manufactured silver to eighteenpence per ounce, subject to certain
exceptions.
Sect. 7. Makes the counterfeiting of the King's head duty mark
a felony, punishable by death.
This duty is paid to the assay officers at the time of handing
the articles for assay, but if they are cut at the <strong>Hall</strong> and sent back as
being worse than standard, the duty is returned with the articles.
Repealed.
A.D. 1820. I George IV, c. 14. An Act to repeal the drawback
on certain gold articles exported.
A.D. 1824. 5 George IV, c. 52 (Local and Personal Act). This
Act authorised the Birmingham Assay Office to assay and stamp
gold, as well as silver ware, the <strong>marks</strong> being the same as those used
in London, except that the anchor is substituted for the leopard's
head. This Act contained a number of provisions as to the management
of the Birmingham Assay Office.
FOREIGN PLATE TO BE ASSAYED AND STAMPED.
A.D. 1842. 5 and 6 ViCT., c. 47, Sect. 59. "And be it enacted,
That all Gold and Silver plate, not being battered, which shall be
imported from Foreign Parts after the Commencement of this Act,
and sold, exchanged or exposed to Sale, within the United Kingdom