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DRAFT CHINA ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1924.
Whereas by Treaty, grant, usage, sufferance, and other lawful means His Majesty the King has jurisdiction within the dominions of the Republic of China:
Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf by the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 1890 and 1913 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 37, and 3 & 4 Geo. V, c. 16), or otherwise in His Majesty vested, is pleased by and with the advice of his Privy Council to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-
PART I.-PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL.
1. This Order is divided into parts, as follows:-
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Parts.
Subject.
I.
Preliminary and General
II.
III.
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IV.
Civil Matters...
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VI.
VII. VIII.
IX.
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Constitution and Powers of Courts
Criminal Matters
Procedure, Criminal and Civil Mortgages and Bills of Sale
Companies
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Foreign Subjects and Tribunals Regulations
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X. Consular Registration
XI.
Miscellaneous
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DOG
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Articles.
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104-153
154-164
165-186
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205-208
209-214
215-222
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223-236
2. The limits of this Order are the dominions of the Republic of China, including the territorial waters of those dominions; but, except as provided in this Order, the said limits do not in- clude places within the limits of the China (Kashgar) Order in Council, 1920 (S.R. & O., 1920, No. 568).
Provided that this Order shall not apply within the territory leased to His Majesty by China under the Convention of July 1st 1898, so long as the lease of the said territory remains in effect.
8. In the construction of this Order the following words and expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant thereto, that is to say:-
"Administration" means letters of administration, in- cluding the same with will annexed or granted for special or limited purposes or limited in duration.
British Company means a Company incorporated in the United Kingdom, or in a British possession, and in- cludes a China Company and a Hong Kong China Company
British ship" means a merchant ship being a British ship within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping Act,
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