THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 28, 1936.
No. 713.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
The following Order of His Majesty in Council which appears in the London Gazette of the 17th July, 1936, is published for general information.
28th August, 1936.
R. A. D. FORREST,
Colonial Secretary.
AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
THE 3RD DAY OF JULY, 1936.
PRESENT,
THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by Section 13 of the Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act, 1934 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") it is enacted that His Majesty may by Order in Council direct that the provisions of the Act shall extend, with such excep- tions, adaptations or modifications, if any, as may be specified in the Order, to the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, Newfoundland or to any Colony:
And whereas by Section 13 of the Act it is further enacted that the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890, shall have effect as if the provisions of the Act were included among the enact- ments which, by virtue of Section 5 of the said Foreign Juris- diction Act, may be extended by Order in Council to foreign countries in which for the time being His Majesty has jurisdiction:
And whereas by Section 11 of the Act it is enacted that His Majesty may by Order in Council direct that any provision of the Act which is expressed to apply only to British ships shall, subject to such exceptions, adaptations or modifications (if any) as may be specified in the Order, apply also to other ships, being ships registered in or licensed under the law of any Colony or British Protectorate, or any territory in respect of which a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations has been accepted by His Majesty and is being exercised by His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom:
And whereas by Section 12 of the Act it is enacted that His Majesty may by Order in Council direct that subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the Order, any of the provisions contained in Sections 1 to 11 of the Act which restricts the taking or killing of whales or the use of ships shall not apply in relation to anything done within the coastal waters of
(a) a country or part of His Majesty's dominions to which the Act may be extended by virtue of Section 13 thereof, or
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