Inter- pretation.
(Cap. 32).
2. (0) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"company" has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the
Companies Ordinance;
"'controller" means a person appointed by the Governor as a controller in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of Section 6;
"Court" means the Supreme Court;
**Custodian" means the Custodian of Enemy Properly appointed
in accordance with the provisions of section 10;
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"enemy" means—
(a) any State, or Sovereign of any State, at war with Her
Majesty;
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(b) any individual resident in enemy territory,
(c) any person carrying on business in any place, if and so long as the person is controlled by a person who, under this section, is an enemy;
(d) any body of persons constituted or incorporated in, or under the laws of, a State at war with Her Majesty; (e) in respect of any business carried on in enemy territory,
any person carrying on that business; or
() any person who is deemed to be an enemy by order of
the Governor under subsection (2) of section 3,
but does not include any individual by reason only that be is an enemy subject;
"enemy property" means any property for the time being belong- ing to or held or managed on behalf of an enemy or an enemy subject;
"enemy subject" means-
(2) an individual who, not being either a British subject or a British protected person, possesses the nationality of a State at war with Her Majesty; or
(b) a body of persons constituted or incorporated in, or
under the laws of, any such State;
"enemy territory" means-
(a) any area which is under the sovereignty of, or in the
occupation of, a power with whom Her Majesty is at war, not being an area in the occupation of Her Majesty or of a power allied with Her Majesty; or
(b) any area to which the provisions of this Ordinance have been applied by order of the Governor under subsection (1) of section 3 while so applied;
"inspector" means a person authorized by the Governor as an inspector in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of section 55
"restriction order" means an order made by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of sub- section (1) of section 6;
"supervisor" means a person authorized by the Governor as a supervisor in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of section 5;
"winding-up order" means an order made by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 5.
(3) A certificate under the hand of the Colonial Secretary that any area is or was under the sovereignty of, or in the occupation of any Power, or as to the time at which any area became or ceased to be under such sovereignty or in such occupa- tion shall, for the purposes of any proceedings under or arising out of this Ordinance, be conclusive evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.
Governor.
3. (1) The Governor may direct by order that the Powers provisions of this Ordinance shall apply in relation to any area of the specified in the order as they apply to enemy territory and the said provisions shall apply accordingly.
(2) The Governor may direct by order that any person specified in the order shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be deemed to be, while so specified, an enemy.
(3) The Governor may declare, by order, that any notes or coins are enemy currency for the purpose of section g.