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THE CHINA (AMENDMENT) ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1913

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51.-(1) A company shall not be entitled to be recognized or protected as a British company unless it is registered under this Order, but shall, although not so registered, be subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty's Courts in China.

(2) Nothing in this Article shall affect the right of the Secretary of State to direct that British protection shall not be accorded to a company, even though it has been registered under this Order.

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ORDERS OF A COURT OF CONSULS.

52-(1) Where by agreement among the diplomatic representatives in China of foreign States, Regulations have been, or are, made for the establishment, control or procedure of a Court of Consuls, or other like Court, to deal with disputes or suits relating to the property or proceedings of any board, committee, association or other like

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which has been appointed for public purposes at any treaty persons port or foreign settlement or concession in China, and on which other nations besides Great Britain are represented, and such Regulations have been or are approved by the Secretary of State, the jurisdiction of the said Court shall not, so far as persons subject to the Principal Order are concerned, be deemed to conflict with Article 6 of the Principal Order, and the Court shall enforce on all persons subject to its jurisdiction the orders and decrees of such Court of Consuls or other like Court.

(2) Regulations approved by the Secretary of State under this Article shall be published in the same manner as King's Regulations,

53.--(1) Articles 85, 86, 87, 115, and 116 of the Principal Order are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not--

(a) Affect the past operation of such Articles or any right, title, obligation,

or liability thereunder; or

(b) Interfere with the institution or prosecution of any legal proceedings

thereunder.

(2) Appeals in criminal cases and Appeals to His Majesty in Council com- mence under any Articles bereby repealed shall be continued so far as is practicable in accordance with this Order.

And the Right Honourable Sir Edward Grey, Baronet, K.G., one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein.

SCHEDULE

ALMERIC FITZROY.

1. Records and Cases of Appeals to His Majesty in Council shall be printed in the form known as Demy Quarto.

2. The size of the paper used shall be such that the sheet, when folded and trimmed, will be 11 inches in height and 8 inches in width.

3. The type to be used in the text shall be pica type, but long primer shall be used in printing accounts, tabular matter, and notes.

4. The number of lines in each page of pica type shall be forty-seven or there- abouts, and every tenth line shall be numbered in the margin.