THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 28, 1917.
HONGKONG.
No. 31 or 1917.
I assent to this Ordinance.
LS
F. H. MAY, Governor.
27th December, 1917.
An Ordinance to make provision with regard to the effect on certain contracts of certain requirements regulations and restrictions rendered necessary by the present war.
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BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Contracts Short title. (War Restrictions) Ordinance, 1917.
effect on
2. It is hereby declared that where the fulfilment by Declaration any person of any contract which was or is to be per- as to the formed within the Colony has been or shall be interfered certain with by the necessity on the part of himself or any other contracts of person of complying with any requirement, regulation, certain or restriction of the Admiralty, the Army Council, the restrictions Minister of Munitions, or the Food Controller, under the due to the Defence of the Realm Consolidation Act, 1914, or the
war.
c. 8.
Defence of the Realm (Amendment) No. 2 Act, 1915, 5 & 6 Geo. 5, or any regulation made thereunder, or with any regula- 5 & 6 Geo. 5, tion made under the Order of Her late Majesty Queen c. 37. Victoria in Council made on the 26th day of October, 1896, as amended by the Order of His Majesty in Council made on the 21st day of March, 1916, that necessity is a good defence to any pending or future action or proceedings taken within the Colony against that person in respect of the non-fulfilment of the con- tract so far as it is due to that interference.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 27th day of December, 1917.
A. G. M. Fletcher,
Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 27th day of December, 1917,
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
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