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THE CHINA (AMENDMENT) ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1913

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53.-(1) Articles 85, 86, 87, 115, and 116 of the Principal Order are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not--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(2) Appeals in criminal cases and Appeals to His Majesty in Council com- merced under any Articles hereby repealed shall be continued so far as is practicable in accordance with this Order.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 sball 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.

THE CHINA (AMENDMENT) ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1914

AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, THE 30TH DAY OF MARCH, 1914

PRESENT:-

The King's Most Excellent Majesty

Lord President

Viscount Knollys

Lord Colebrooke

Lord Emmott.

Whereas by treaty, giant, usage, sufferance, or other lawful means His Majesty the King has jurisdiction in China:

Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf by the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890, 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:-

1. This Order may be cited as "The China (Amendment) Order in Council, 1914," and shall be read as one with the China Order in Council, 1904, hereinafter referred to as the "Principal Order," and this Order and the China Orders in Council, 1904 to 1918, may be cited together as the "China Orders in Council, 1904 to 1914."

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