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ANIMEREMUANI
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8.-(1) This Act may be cited as the Evidence and Short title Powers of Attorney Act, 1940.
and inter- pretation.
(2) In this Act the expression "war period" means the period during which the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 2 & 3 Geo. 6. 1939, is in force.
c. 62.
No. 149.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
The following Order of His Majesty in Council is published for general information.
5th February, 1941.
N. L. SMITH, Colonial Secretary.
STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS
1940 No. 1192
EVIDENCE
POSTAL PACKETS
ORDER IN COUNCIL UNDER S. 2 (2) (c) OF THE EVIDENCE AND POWERS OF ATTORNEY ACT, 1940 (3 & 4 GEO. 6. c. 28), SPECIFYING THE PERSONS WHO ARE COMPETENT OFFICERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SIGNING CERTIFICATES.
AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 1940.
PRESENT,
THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by subsection (2) (c) of section 2 of the Evidence and Powers of Attorney Act, 1940, it is enacted that the expression "competent officer'' in that section means a person holding any such appointment or office (whether within or without the United Kingdom) concerned with the examination of postal packets as may be specified in an Order of His Majesty in Council:
Now, therefore, His Majesty, in exercise of the power so conferred upon Him and of all other powers enabling Him in that behalf, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, is pleased to order and it is hereby ordered that any person holding any such appointment or office as is specified in the schedule to this Order, being appointments or offices con- cerned with the examination of postal packets, shall be a competent officer for the purposes of section 2 of the Evidence and Powers of Attorney Act, 1940.
RUPERT B. HOWORTH,
SCHEDULE.
Director or Senior Staff Officer in the Investigation Branch of
the Personnel Department of the Post Office.
Deputy Assistant Censor or superior office in the Postal and Telegraph Censorship in the United Kingdom.