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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARI 31, 1941.
No. 122
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEpartment.
The following Order of His Majesty in Council is published for general information.
N. L. SMITH,
Colonial Secretary.
31st January, 1941.
STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS
1940 No. 1036
EMERGENCY POWERS (DEFENCE)
Reciprocal Enforcement
THE DEFENCE REGULATIONS (RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT)
ORDER, 1940.
AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, THE 19TH
DAY OF JUNE, 1940.
PRESENT,
THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
c. 62.
HIS MAJESTY, in pursuance of subsection (2) of section four of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1939, and 2 & 3 Geo. 6. of all other powers enabling Him in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered as follows :-
1. Any person committing an offence against any Defence Reciprocal Regulation in force in any country to which this Order ap- plies, being a Regulation-
(a) imposing or providing for the imposition of prohibi- tions, restrictions or obligations in relation to ships or vessels; or
(b) authorising the doing of anything in relation to ships. or vessels; or
(c) imposing or providing for the imposition of prohibi- tions, restrictions or obligations on the owner, charterer, master or person having the possession or management of a ship or vessel, or on a person on board or lawfully engaged to serve on board a ship or vessel;
may be apprehended, tried and punished for that offence in any other country to which this Order applies as if he had committed an offence against the corresponding Defence Regulation in force in that other country, or if there is no corresponding Regulation in force in that other country, as if he had committed an offence against a Defence Regulation in force in that other country which contains no special provisions as respects the trial and punishment thereof.
enforcement of Defence Regulations.