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At the Court at
the
day of
1969.
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers by law
vested in Her for the defence of the realm including Her Majesty's
colonial territories, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her
Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, -as follows:-
follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Requisitioning of Ships Urder
1969.
2.
The President of the Board of Trade or a Secretary of State may
in the event of the invasion of Hong Kong becoming imminent requisi-
tion for Her Majesty's service any British ship and anything on board
such ship wherever the ship may be.
3.
The Presiden:
the Board of Trade or a Secretary of State may,
they
to such extent and subject to such conditions and restrictions as the
their or or he may
or they (thinks proper, delegate all or any of his or their functions
article
to persons
under tion 2 of this Order to any specified persons oreless of any specified class.
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4. The owner of any ship or thing requisitioned under this Order
shall receive such payment for the use thereof during its employment
in Her Majesty's service and such compensation for loss or damage to
the ship or thing occasioned by such employment as may be provided
by any enactment relating to payment or compensation in respect of
the exercise of powers conferred by this Order and, in the absence
of such an enactment, such payment or compensation as may be agreed
between the President of the Board of Trade or a Secretary of State
(as the case may be) and the owner or, failing such agreement, as
may be determined by arbitration.
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