Continued enactments Section 1 of the act continued the
Preservation of Woods, America Act 1728 (
25 Geo. 2. c. 35), "as relates to the Premiums upon Malts, Yards and Bowsprits, Tar, Pitch and Turpentine" from the expiration of those enactments until the end of the next session of parliament after 25 December 1750. Section 2 of the act continued the
Manufacture of Sail Cloth Act 1735 (
9 Geo. 2. c. 37) from the expiration of the act until the end of the next session of parliament after 25 December 1750. Section 3 of the act continued the
Greenland Fishery Act 1731 (
5 Geo. 2. c. 28) from the expiration of the act until the end of the next session of parliament after 25 December 1750. Section 4 of the act continued the
Whale Fishery Act 1732 (
6 Geo. 2. c. 33) from the expiration of the act until the end of the next session of parliament after 25 December 1750. Section 5 of the act provided that during wartime, an additional bounty of ten shillings per ton would be paid to masters or owners of Greenland whaling vessels, beyond the existing twenty shillings bounty, and protected harpooners, line-managers, and seamen in the Greenland fishery from impressment, allowing them to work in the coal trade when not whaling if they provided security to return to whaling. Section 6 of the act provided that people who had neglected to pay stamp duties on apprenticeship or clerkship indentures, or omitted to record the full sums paid for such positions, could rectify these omissions by paying the required duties before 1 August 1740, and having the documents stamped before 29 September 1740, thereby validating the agreements and avoiding penalties. == Legacy ==