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REGULATIONS PROHIBITING TRADING WITH

THE ENEMY-No. 10 OF 1915

KING'S REGULATIONS MADE UNDER ARTICLE 155 OF "THE CHINA ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1904," AND ARTICLE 13 OF THE "THE

CHINA (AMENDMENT) ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1907."

WHEREAS Great Britain is at war with Germany, with Austria-Hungary, and with Turkey.

AND WHEREAS His Majesty the King has, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, issued Proclamatious prohibiting any person resident, carrying on business, or being in the British Dominions to tra le with the Enemy.

AND WHEREAS His Majesty the King has, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, issued a Proclamation applying, as therein provided, as from the 26th day of July, 1915, the Proclamations against Trading with the Enemy to trading by British subjects with any person or body of persons of enemy nationality resident or carrying on business in China, Siam, Persia or Morocco.

AND WHEREAS by the "Trading with the Enemy Act, 1914," and by the "Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act, 1914," provision has been made with respect to penalties for Trading with the Enemy and other purposes connected therewith.

AND WHEREAS in accordance with the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890, and the China Order in Council, 1904, made thereunder, His Majesty's Minister in China has power conferred upon him to make as therein provided Regulations for the peace, order and good Government there of British subjects, as defined by the said Order.

AND WHEREAS by King's Regulations No. 17 of 1914 (The Treasonable Insur- ance Regulations, 1914) provision was made for the summary trial and punishment of any person subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty's Supreme Court for China committing offences in regard to prohibited insurances as therein defined.

AND WHEREAS it is expedient that King's Regulations should now be made extending to all persons, firms and corporations subject to the aforesaid jurisdiction,. and, in so far as circumstances admit, the prohibitions and conditions set out in the said Proclamations and to provide penalties for breaches thereof.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:-

I. In the construction of these Regulations the following words shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant thereto, that is to say:-

"Outbreak of war" means 11 p.m. on August 4th, 1914, in relation to the Ger- man Empire, midnight on August 12th, 1914, in relation to Austria-Hungary, and November 5th, 1914, in relation to Turkey, and the colonies and dependencies of these Powers respectively.

"Enemy Country" means the territories of the German Empire, of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, together with all the respective colonies and depen- dencies thereof, a d the territories of His Imperial Majesty the Sultan of Turkey- other than any territory in the occupation of His Britannic Majesty or of his Allies.

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