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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 22, 1935.

1109

No. 904.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.

With reference to Government Notification No. 545 of the 11th August, 1933, the following Order of His Majesty in Council is published for general information.

22nd November, 1935.

D. W. TRATMAN,

Colonial Secretary.

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AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,

THE 3RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 1935.

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.

LORD CHANCELLOR.

PRIME MINISTER.

LORD PRESIDENT.

SECRETARY SIR JOHN SIMON.

WHEREAS HIS MAJESTY by virtue of the authority conferred upon Him by the Copyright Act, 1911 (1 and 2 Geo. 5. c. 46) (hereinafter called "the Act") was pleased to make the Copyright (Rome Convention) Order, 1933, (S.R. and O. 1933 (No. 253)) (hereinafter called "the Principal Order "):

AND WHEREAS the City of the Vatican has acceded to the International Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works signed at Rome on the 2nd day of June, 1928 (Treaty Series No. 12 (1932)):

AND WHEREAS by section 32 of the Act it is provided that His Majesty in Council may make Orders for altering, revoking or varying any Order in Council made under the Act, but that any Order made under the said Section should not affect prejudicially any rights or interests acquired or accrued at the date when the Order comes into operation, and should provide for the protection of such rights and interests:

Now, THEREFORE, His Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, and by virtue of the authority conferred upon Him by the Act, and of all other powers enabling Him in that behalf, is pleased to direct and doth hereby direct as follows:-

1. The Principal Order shall have effect as if :—

(a) in Article 1 the City of the Vatican were included amongst the foreign countries of the Copyright Union named therein;