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Unfortunately, many ships were able to find loopholes around this act. This caused more acts to be passed in the late 1800's. Almost 30,000 Africans were still illegally imported.

Sherwood, Marika. After Abolition: Britain and the Slave Trade since 1807. I.B. Tauris, 2007.

Under this Act if a ship was caught with slaves there was a fine of £100 per enslaved person. This fine was usually payed for by the ship's captain.

“Suppressing the Trade.” Thomas Clarkson - Key Events: The Abolition of Slavery Project, abolition.e2bn.org/slavery_155.html.

Unfortunately this did not exactly reduce the number of deaths of African Slaves. Thousands of Africans lost their lives if the captain of a slave ship knew they were being approached by a squadron vessel. The captain would order for the slaves to be thrown overboard still shackled. Very few would make it to shore.

Sherwood, Marika. After Abolition: Britain and the Slave Trade since 1807. I.B. Tauris, 2007.