THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 26, 1939.
in the Order shall be substituted for His Majesty in Council as the authority empowered to make Defence Regulations for the country or territory in respect of which the Order is
made.
or
(2) His Majesty may by Order in Council make, authorize the making of, provision whereby persons offending against any Defence Regulations may be apprehended, tried and punished in the United Kingdom, or any of the countries or territories specified in the preceding sub-section, whether section one of this Act extends to that country or territory
or not.
5.-(1) If and so far as the provisions of any Act for Extra- purposes of defence passed by the Parliament of the Common- territorial
operation wealth of Australia or by the Parliament of the Dominion of of defence New Zealand purport to have extra-territorial operation as legislation respects--
(a) ships or aircraft registered in the said Common- wealth or Dominion, or
(6) the employment of persons in relation to British ships or aircraft by owners, managers or charterers of such ships or aircraft who are persons resident in the said Commonwealth or Dominion or corporations incorporated under the law of the said Commonwealth or Dominion or any part thereof, the said provisions shall be deemed to have such operation.
(2) No law made for purposes of defence by the Indian Legislature or the Federal Legislature of India or by the Legislature of Burma shall, on the ground that it would have extra-territorial operation, be deemed to be invalid in so far as it makes provision whereby any owner, manager or charterer of a British ship or aircraft who is a person resident in India or Burina or a corporation incorporated under the law of India or Burma or any part thereof, is subjected to restrictions in respect of the employment of persons in relation to the ship or aircraft.
of certain
Dominions,
etc.
Nothing in this sub-section shall be taken to prejudice the effect of section ninety-nine of the Government of India Act, 26 Geo. 5. 1935, or section thirty-three of the Government of Burma c. 2. Act, 1935.
(3) If and so far as the provisions of any law for purposes of defence made by the Legislature of Southern Rhodesia purport to have extra-territorial operation as respects-----
(a) aircraft registered in Southern Rhodesia, or
(b) the employment of persons in relation to British air- craft by owners, managers or charterers of such aircraft who are persons resident in Southern Rhodesia or corporations incorporated under the law of Southern Rhodesia,
the said provisions shall be deemed to have such operation.
26 Geo. 5. c. 8.
in camera,
6.-(1) If, as respects any proceedings before a court Hearing of (whether instituted before or after the commencement of this proceedings Act), the court is satisfied that it is expedient, in the interests of the public safety or the defence of the realm so to do, the
court-
(a) may give directions that, throughout, or during any part of, the proceedings, such persons or classes of persons as the court may determine shall be excluded;
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