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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 1932.

the protection of the said Act to certain classes of works to which protection is guaranteed by the said Convention.

And whereas the Principality of Liechtenstein has acceded to the said Convention :

Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, and by virtue of the authority conferred upon Him by the Copyright Act, 1911, is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1. The Principal Order shall extend to Liechtenstein as if that country were amongst the Foreign Countries of the Copyright Union therein named, subject to the following modifications:

(a) The provisions of Article 2, proviso (iii) (a) shall apply as if Liechtenstein were included amongst the Foreign Countries named in those provisions. (b) In the application of the provisions of Article 3 of the Principal Order to works of which the country of origin is Liechtenstein the date of this Order shall be substituted for the commencement of the Act and for the commencement of the Principal Order.

(c) In the application to such works of Sections 1 (2) (d) and 19 of the Copyright Act, 1911, the date of this Order shall be substituted for the commence- ment of the Act in Sections 19 (7) and 19 (8) wherever that expression occurs, and the 30th day of July, 1931, for the passing of the Act.

(d) In the application to such works of the provisions of Section 24 of the Copyright Act, 1911, the date of this Order shall be substituted for the com- mencement of the Act wherever that expression occurs in Subsection (1) (a) and for the 26th July, 1910, in Subsection (1) (b).

2. This Order shall not apply to that part of the Mandated Territory of Palestine which is known as Trans-Jordan.

3. This Order may be cited as the Copyright Convention (Liechtenstein) Order, 1931.

M. P. A. HANKEY.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

No. 43.-The following Order of His Majesty in Council is published for general information.

22nd January, 1932.

W. T. SOUTHORN,

Colonial Secretary.