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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 5, 1915.
No. 56. The following Board of Trade notification published in the London Gazette of the 6th November, 1914, No. 28965, is published for general information.
Board of Trade, Whitehall.
Whereas by Royal Proclamation relating to Trading with the Enemy dated the 9th day of September 1914 it was amongst other things declared as follows:-
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"The expression enemy country' in this Proclamation means the territories of the German Empire and of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, together with all the Colonies and Dependencies thereof.
"The expression 'enemy' in this Proclamation means any person or body of per- sons of whatever nationality resident or carrying on business in the enemy country, but does not include persons of enemy nationality who are neither resident nor carrying on business in the enemy country. In the case of incorporated bodies enemy character attaches only to those incorporated in an enemy country."
And whereas it was also declared by the said Proclamation that from and after the date of the said Proclamation the person therein referred to were prohibited from doing certain acts therein more specifically mentioned:
And whereas it was further declared by the said Proclamation as follows:——
"Nothing in this Proclamation shall be taken to prohibit anything which shall be expressly permitted by Our licence or by the licence given on our behalf by a Secretary of State or the Board of Trade whether such licences be specially granted to individuals or be announced as applying to classes of persons."
And whereas in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Trading with the Enemy Proclamation No. 2 the Board of Trade acting on behalf of His Majesty by licence dated the 23rd day of September 1914 granted licence to the persons therein referred to to pay the fees therein more specifically mentioned:
And whereas by Proclamation dated the 8th day of October 1914 the said Proclama- tion dated the 9th day of September 1914 called the Trading with the Enemy Proclama- tion No. 2 was amended as therein more specifically set forth and the said Proclamation of the 8th day of October 1914 was to be read as one with the Trading with the Enemy Proclamation No. 2:
And whereas in consequence of the provisions of the said Proclamation dated the 8th day of October 1914 it is desirable to restate and modify the provisions contained in the before-recited licence dated the 23rd day of September 1914:
Now therefore the Board of Trade acting on behalf of His Majesty and in pursuance of the power reserved in the said Proclamation and all other powers thereunto them enabling Do Hereby revoke the said licence dated the 23rd day of September 1914 and Do Hereby give and grant licence to all persons resident carrying on business or being in the United Kingdom
To pay any fees necessary for obtaining the grant or for obtaining the renewal of patents or for obtaining the registration of Designs or Trade Marks or the renewal of such registration in an "enemy country";
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And also to pay on behalf of an enemy any fees payable in the United Kingdom on application for or renewal of the grant of a patent or on application for the registra- tion of Designs or Trade Marks or the renewal of such registration.
Dated this 4th day of November 1914.
H. LLEWELLYN SMITH, Secretary to the said Board.
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