AT THE
THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
The 7th day of April, 1955.
PRESENT 9
THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY
IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS it is expedient in view of the situation
now existing in the Far East that Her Majesty should be
enabled to exercise in the most effectual manner the
powers by law vested in Her for the defence of the
realm including Her Majesty's colonial territories:
NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty is pleased, by and
with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and
it is hereby ordered, as follows:-
1. This Order may be cited as The Requisitioning
of Ships Order, 1955.
2. The Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (hereinafter referred to as "the Minister") or a
Secretary of State or the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty may in the event of the invasion of Hong Kong becoming imminent requisition for Her Majesty's service
any British ship and anything on board such ship wherever
the ship may be.
3. The Minister or a Secretary of State or the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty may, to such extent
and subject to such conditions and restrictions as he
or they think proper, delegate all or any of his or their functions under section 2 of this Order to any
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