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of the said section one without the consent of such authority as may be appointed by the Admiralty, the Army Council or the Air Council, as the case may be.

4.—(1) Any Order in Council or order made under this Provisions Act may be varied or revoked by a subsequent Order in Council or order made in like manner.

(2) Evidence of any order made under sub-section (2) of section one of this Act, or of any order varying or revoking such an order, may be given by the production of a copy of the order purporting to be printed by His Majesty's printer.

1940.

as to Orders in Council and orders.

5.-(1) This Act may be cited as the Allied Forces Act, Short title

(2) This Act shall expire on such date as may be fixed by His Majesty by Order in Council, but any such Order may provide for the continuance of any provisions of this Act or of any Order in Council or order made under the foregoing provisions of this Act, in so far as they relate to offences committed before the said date.

and

duration.

No. 1388.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

The following Order of His Majesty in Council is published for general information.

21st November, 1941.

N. L. SMITH,

Colonial Secretary.

ALLIED FORCES

THE ALLIED FORCES (APPLICATION OF ACTS TO COLONIES, &C.) (No. 1) ORDER, 1941.

AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, THE 15TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1941.

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

Lord President.

Lord Snell.

Mr. Secretary Morrison.

Captain Crookshank.

Colonel Clifton Brown. Sir Walter Womersley.

WHEREAS by the Allied Forces (Application of 23 Geo. 5, c. 6) (No. 1) Order, 1940(a) (hereinafter called "the United Kingdom Order") made in pursuance of sub-section (3) of