594338-1939-Egyptian-Tonnage-Order-1939 — Page 1

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 29, 1939.

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No. 882.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

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

26th September, 1939.

R. A. C. NORTH,

Colonial Secretary.

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AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,

THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 1939.

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by sub-section (1) of Section 84 of the Mer- chant Shipping Act, 1894 (67 & 58 Viet. c. 60) it is enacted that whenever it appears to His Majesty The King in Council that the tonnage regulations of the said Act have been adopted by any foreign country and are in force there, His Majesty in Couned may order that the ships of that country shall, without being remeasured in Ilis Majesty's dominions, be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their certificates of registry or other national papers, in the same manner, to the same extent and for the same purposes as the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of a British ship is deemed to be the tonnage of that ship:

AND WHEREAS by sub-section (2) of the said Section it is (amongst other things) provided that His Majesty in Council may make the Order subject to such conditions and qualifica- tions (if any) as His Majesty may deem expedient:

AND WHEREAS it appears to His Majesty that the tonnage regulations of the said Act have been adopted by the Govern- ment of the Kingdom of Egypt and are now in force there:

NOW, THEREFORE, His Majesty, in virtue of the powers vested in Him by the said Section, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-

1.-(a) This Order may be cited as the Egyptian Ton- nage Order, 1939.

(b) The Interpretation Act, 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 63) shall apply to the interpretation of this Order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

2. Ships of the Kingdom of Egypt the certificates of registry or other national papers of which are dated on or after the 31st December, 1935, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such certificates of registry or other national papers in the same manner, to the same extent and for the same purposes, as the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of a British ship is deemed to be the tonnage of that ship.