THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 26,
(2) Reference in this Act to British aircraft shall be construed as reference to aircraft registered in any part of His Majesty's dominions. in any British protectorate or in any part of any territory in respect of which a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations has been accepted by His Majesty and is being exercised by the Government of part of His Majesty's dominions.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that any reference in this Act to Defence Regulations includes a reference to regulations made under any provision of this Act, as extended to any country or territory by an Order in Council under this Act. and that any reference in this Act to any country or territory includes a reference to the territorial waters, if any, adjacent to that country or territory.
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11. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, this Commence- Act shall continue in force for the period of one year begin- ment and ning with the date of the passing of this Act, and shall then Act. expire:
Provided that, if at any time while this Act is in force, an address is presented to His Majesty by each of the Houses of Parliament praying that this Act should be continued in force for a further period of one year from the time at which it would otherwise expire, His Majesty may by Order in Council direct that this Act shall continue in force for that further period.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in the preceding sub- section, if His Majesty by Order in Council declares that the emergency that was the occasion of the passing of this Act has come to an end, this Act shall expire at the end of the day on which the Order is expressed to come into operation.
(3) The expiry of this Act shall not affect the operation thereof as respects things previously done or omitted to be done.
12. This Act may be cited as the Emergency Powers Short title. (Defence) Act, 1939.