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[9 & 10 Gno. 5.]

Aliens Restriction.

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Continue and extend the provisions of the Aliens Restriction Act, 1914.

BE it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and

with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

A.D. 1919.

powers,

Continuance and Extension of Emergency Powers. 1.--(1) The powers which under subsection (1) of section one Continuance of the Aliens Restriction Act, 1914 (which Act, as amended by of emergency this Act, is hereinafter in this Act referred to as the principal 4 & 5 Geo. 5. Act), are exerciseable with respect to aliens at any time when a c. 12. 10 state of war exists between His Majesty and any foreign power, or when it appears that au occasion of imminent national danger or great emergency has arisen, shall, for a period of one year after the passing of this Act, be exerciseable, not only in those circumstances, but at any time; and accordingly that subsection 15 shall, for such period as aforesaid, have effect as though the words at any time when a state of war exists between His Majesty and any foreign power, or when it appears that an occasion of imminent national danger or great emergency has arisen were omitted.

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(2) Any Order made under the principal Act during the currency of this section shall be laid before each House of Parliament forthwith, and if an address is presented to His Majesty by either House of Parliament within the next subse- quent twenty-one days on which that House has sat after 25 any such Order is laid before it praying that the Order may be annulled, His Majesty in Council may annul the Order, and

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