THE CHINA AND JAPAN ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1881.
PRESENT:
THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS Her Majesty the Queen has power and jurisdiction in relation to Her Majesty's subjects and others in the dominions of the Emperor of China and the do- minions of the Mikado of Japan.
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this be- half by the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 1843 to 1878, or otherwise, in Her vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby or- dered, as follows:-
Preliminary.
1.-This order may be cited as the China and Japan Order in Council, 1881. 2.-This Order shall, except as otherwise expressed, commence and take effect from and immediately after the 31st day of December, 1881, which time is in this Order referred to as the commencement of this Order.
3.-In this Order-
"China" means the dominions of the Emperor of China :
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Japan" means the dominions of the Mikado of Japan:
"Minister" means superior Diplomatic Representative, whether Ambassador,
Envoy, Minister Plenipotentiary, or Chargé d'Affaires :
"Consular Officer" includes every officer in Her Majesty's Consular Service, whether Consul-General, Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent, or per- son authorised to act in any such capacity in China or in Japan:
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"British subject means a subject of Her Majesty, whether by birth or by na-
turalisation :
"Foreigner" means a subject of the Emperor of China or of the Mikado of Japan, or a subject or citizen of any other State in amity with Her Ma- jesty:
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Treaty includes Convention, and any Agreement, Regulations, Rules, Ar- ticles, Tariff, or other instrument annexed to a Treaty, or agreed on in pur- suance of any stipulation thereof :
"Month" means calendar month:
Words importing the plural or the singular may be construed as referring to one person or thing, or more than one person or thing, and words import- ing the masculine as referring to females (as the case may require).
Repeal.
4.--Subject to the provisions of this Order, Articles Eighty-five to Ninety-one, inclusive, of the China and Japan Order in Council, 1865, authorising the making of Regulations for the purposes and by the authority therein mentioned, and the Re- gulations made thereunder, dated respectively 11 July, 1866, and 16 November, 1866, relating to mortgages, bills of sale, and proceedings against partnerships or partners or agents thereof, and Rule 252 of the Rules of the Supreme Court and other Courts in China and Japan of 4 May, 1855, relating to proceedings by or against partnerships, and Articles One hundred and seventeen and One hundred and eighteen of the China and Japan Order in Council, 1865, relating to foreigners