Trading with the Enemy.
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the Holding and
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21. (1) The Custodian shall, except so far as Governor or the Supreme Court may otherwise direct, subject to the provisions of subsection (2), hold any money paid to and any property vested in him under this Ordinance until the termination of the war, and shall thereafter deal with the same in such manner as the Governor may direct.
(2) The property held by the Custodian under this Ordinance shall not be liable to be attached or otherwise taken in execution, but the Custodian may in his discretion, if so authorized by an order of the Supreme Court, pay out of the property paid to him in respect of that enemy the whole or any part of any debts due by that enemy and specified in the order: Provided that before paying any such debt the Custodian shall take into consideration the sufficiency of the property paid to or vested in him in respect of the enemy in question to satisfy that debt and any other claims against that enemy of which notice verified by statutory declaration may have been served upon him.
(3) The receipt of the Custodian or any person duly authorized to sign receipts on his behalf for any sum paid to him under this Ordinance shall be a good discharge to the person paying the same as against the person in respect of whom the sum was paid to the Custodian.
(4) The Custodian shall keep a register of all property held by him under this Ordinance, which register shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times free of charge.
(5) The Custodian shall not make any payment to an enemy subject without the permission of the Governor.
(6) The Chief Justice may by rules make provision for the practice and procedure to be adopted for the purposes of this section and of section 20.
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Custodian.
& 6 Geo. 5, 5 & 6 Geo. 5,
c. 12, s. 5;
c. 105, s. 12.
mentary
regarding
22. (1) Notwithstanding, and without prejudice to, Supplementary any other provision of this Ordinance, the Governor may, provisions with a view to preventing the payment of money to enemies the collection and to preserving enemy property in contemplation of of enemy arrangements to be made at the conclusion of peace, by order-
debts and custody of enemy property.
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