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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 26, 1931.
2. Where any musical work to which this Order applies has been published before the date of this Order but no contrivances by means of which the work may be mechani- cally performed have before the said date been lawfully made or placed on sale within the parts of His Majesty's dominions to which this Order applies, copyright in the work shall include all rights conferred by the said Act with respect to the making of records,. perforated rolls and other contrivances by means of which the work may be mechanically performed.
3. In the application to works to which this Order applies of Sections 1 (2) (d) and 19 of the Copyright Act, 1911, the date of this Order shall be substituted for the com- mencement of the Act and for the passing of the Act in Sections 19 (7) and 19 (8) wherever those expressions occur.
4. Where any person has, before the date of this Order, taken any action whereby he has incurred any expenditure or liability in connection with the reproduction or performance of any work in a manner which at the time was lawful, or for the purpose of or with a view to the reproduction or performance of a work at a time when such reproduction or performance would, but for the making of this Order, have been lawful, nothing in this Order shall diminish or prejudice any rights or interest arising from or in connection with such action which are subsisting and valuable at the said date unless. the person who, by virtue of this Order, becomes entitled to restrain such reproduction or performance agrees to pay such compensation as failing agreement may be deter- mined in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act, 1911.
5. This Order shall apply to all parts of His Majesty's dominions, including any territories under His Majesty's protection, to which the Copyright Act, 1911, extends,. except to the self-governing dominions and to Southern Rhodesia.
6. This Order shall be construed as if it formed part of the Copyright Act, 1911.
7. This Order may be cited as the Copyright (Federated Malay States) Order, 1931.
M. P. A. HANKEY.
TREASURY.
No. 395. It is hereby notified for the information of Owners and Occupiers of tenements that, under the provisions of the Rating Ordinance No. 6 of 1901, Rates for the Third Quarter of 1931, are payable in advance on or before the 31st July, 1931.
If any person shall fail to pay such Rates on or before the 31st August, 1931, prc- ceedings will be taken in the Supreme Court for their recovery without further notice.
No refund of Rates in respect of vacant tenements will be granted unless such Rates have been paid during and within the month of July, 1931, nor unless application is made for such refund within fifteen days from the expiration of the Quarter.
In order to ensure correct service in future, Owners and Occupiers of tenements are- requested to kindly fill in particulars of their permanent addresses on the space provided. for this purpose on the reverse side of the Notices for the Third Quarter, 1931.
25th June, 1931.
EDWIN TAYLOR,
Colonial Treasurer.