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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 15, 1937.

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 Latvia were included amongst the foreign countries of the Copyright Union named therein;

(b) at the end of the Third Schedule there were inserted the following words and figures :—

Latvia 15th May, 1937

15th May, 1937;

(c) in Article 2, proviso (ii) (b) Latvia were included amongst the foreign countries named therein;

(d) in Article 3 the words and figures "15th May, 1937," were substituted for the words "date of this Order" in the relation of that Article to any work to which the Act is applied by virtue of this Order.

2. Nothing in this Order shall affect prejudicially any rights or interests acquired or accrued at the commencement of this Order by virtue of the Principal Order.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1889, shall apply to the inter- pretation of this Order as if it were an Act of Parliament.

4. This Order shall come into operation on the 15th day of May, 1937.

5. This Order may be cited as the Copyright (Rome Convention) (Latvia) Order, 1937.

M. P. A. HANKEY.