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[8. 7 cont.]
Restriction on power of alienation of property.
Admiralty (Vesting of Property).
death, resignation, or removal of such Commissioners or any of them, or of such Lord High Admiral, any law, custom, or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
(3) The said Commissioners or Lord High Admiral shall be entitled to recover costs for and on behalf of His Majesty where judgment is given for the Crown, and shall be liable to pay costs where judgment is given against the Crown, in any such action, suit, or other proceeding in like manner and subject to the same rules and provisions as though such action, suit, or other proceeding had been had between subject and subject.
8. Nothing in this Ordinance shall empower, or be construed, deemed, or taken to empower, the Commissioners or the Lord High Admiral to sell or dispose of (otherwise than by way of surrender to His Majesty), any property reserved or granted by the Governor for naval or public purposes and held or accepted by the said Commissioners or Lord High Admiral under any grant, lease, licence, or appropriation made by the Governor in that behalf.
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