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except so far as relates to the imposition

of the penalty of imprisonment, includes every associa- tion of persons and organisation.

3. Section 4 of the Alien Enemies (Wiuding up) Ordi- Amendment

nance, 1915, is amended by the insertion of the words of Ordinance

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or on account of any similar reason' at the end thereof. No. 11 of

1915, s. 4.

4. Section 5 of the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordi- Amendment nance, 1915, is amended by the insertion of the words "or of Ordinance other legal proceeding" between the word "action

No. 11 of and

1915, s. 5.

the word "brought" in the third line thereof, and by the addition of the words "or on account of any similar reason at the end thereof.

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5.-(1.) The power of appointing a liquidator conferred Power to on the Governor by section 5 of the principal Ordinance shall be deemed to include and at all times to have included the following powers:~~

(a.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the trade or personal affairs of any alien enemy whether such alien enemy has ever been in the Colouy

or not.

(b.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the trade or personal affairs of any person, any of the pro- perty of whom was for any purpose whatsoever in the possession custody or control of any person whose trade or personal affairs a liqui- dator has been appointed to wind up..

(c.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the estate of

any deceased alien enemy.

(d.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the estate of any deceased person of whose estate an alien enemy is executor or administrator,

(e.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the trade or personal affairs of any person who is or at any time since the outbreak of war has been a partner or a joint owner or an owner in common with any alien enemy.

(f) Power to appoint a liquidator of the affairs of any association of persons or organisation which is or at any time since the outbreak of war has been composed in whole or part of alien one- mies or which at any time since the outbreak of war has been in whole or part represented in the Colony by an alien enemy..

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(2.) Every such liquidator shall have as full rights and powers as any other liquidator appointed under the prin- cipal Ordinance.

appoint a liquidator in certain special cases.

6.--(1.) Every liquidator appointed under the principal Transfer of Ordinance to wind up the affairs or estate of any person shall property. for all purposes whatsoever be deemed to have power, and at all times to have had power, while acting as such liquidator, to transfer all the property of whatever description within the Colony of such person, or vested in such person, or belonging to such estate, in all respects as fully as if the transfer had been duly made or executed by or on behalf of such person, or by or on behalf of his legal personal representative, as the case may be, and any such transfer by such liquidator shall be deemed to pass all the legal estate in such property which may be or was vested in such person, or in his legal personal representative, at the date of such transfer.

(2.) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting in any way whatsoever any powers which any liquidator appointed under the principal Ordinance would have possessed if this section had not been enacted.

7. The rights and powers of a liquidator under the Rights and Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinances, 1914 to 1916, powers to shall pass, and shall be deemed always to have passed, pass from from liquidator to liquidator, so as to be exercisable by the liquidator to liquidator for the time being during his continuance in liquidator. office.