THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 27, 1935.
No. 739.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
The following Order of His Majesty in Council which appears in the London Gazette of the 20th of August, 1935, is published for general information.
27th September, 1935.
R. A. D. FORREST,
Colonial Secretary.
AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1935.
PRESENT,
THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
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WHEREAS by sub-section (1) of Section 36 of the Mer- chant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1932, (22 Geo. 5, c. 9) (hereinafter referred to as the Act "), it is enacted amongst other things that His Majesty may by Order in Council direct that the provisions of Part I of the Act shall extend to the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands and any colony :
And whereas by Section 5 of the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890 (53 and 54 Vict., c. 37), it is enacted amongst other things that His Majesty may by Order in Council direct that all or any of the enactments described in the First Schedule to that Act shall extend to any foreign country in which for the time being His Majesty has jurisdiction:
And whereas by sub-section (2) of Section 36 of the Act it is enacted that the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890, shall have effect as if the provisions of Part I of the Act were included amongst such last mentioned enactments :
And whereas by paragraph (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 36 of the Act it is enacted that His Majesty may by Order in Council direct that any provision of Part I of the Act which is expressed to apply only to British ships registered in the United Kingdom shall apply to British ships registered in any country or part of His Majesty's dominions to which the provisions of Part I of the Act can be extended by virtue of the foregoing provisions of the said Section:
Now, therefore, His Majesty, in pursuance of the powers. vested in Him by the hereinbefore recited Acts and of all other powers enabling Him in that behalf, and by and with the advice of His Privy Council, is pleased to direct, and doth hereby direct, as follows:-
1. The provisions of Section 29 of the Act shall extend to the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, to the colonies, and to foreign countries in which for the time being His Majesty exercises jurisdiction, and shall apply to British ships registered in any of such territories.
2. This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Helm Orders) Order, 1935.
E. C. E. LEADBITTER.
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