VIIIPowers and Provisions of former Acts to extend to this Act.

And be it further enacted, That all the Powers, Provisions, Clauses, Regulations, and Directions, Fines, Forfeitures, Pains, and Penalties, contained in and imposed by the several Acts of Parliament relating to the Duties hereby repealed, and the several Acts of Parliament relating to any prior Duties of the same Kind or Description, shall be of full Force and Effect with respect to the Duties hereby granted, and to the Vellum, Parchment, and Paper, Instruments, Matters, and Things charged or chargeable therewith, as far as the same are or shall be applicable in all Cases not hereby expressly provided for, and shall be observed, applied enforced, and put in execution for the raising, levying, collecting, and securing of the said Duties hereby granted and otherwise relating thereto, so far as the same shall not be superseded by, and shall be consistent with, the express Provisions of this Act, as fully and effectually to all Intents and Purposes as if the same had been herein repeated and specially enacted with reference to the said Duties hereby granted.