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(b) that, by reason of circumstances arising from the existence of a state of war, the doing of the act within the time so limited would have been or would be injurious to the rights or interests of the person by or on whose behalf the act is or was to be done or to the public interest.

(2) An extension under this section of the time for doing any act-

(a) may be for any period that the Registrar thinks fit, notwithstanding that by or under any Ordinance power is conferred to extend the time for doing that act for a specified period only; and

(b) may be granted notwithstanding that that time expired before any application or request for extension was made, or that, by reason of that act not having been done within that time, the relevant application, registration or proceeding has ceased or expired, or become void or invalid, or been treated as abandoned.

(3) The powers conferred by this section may be exer- cised notwithstanding that the exercise thereof benefits, whether directly or indirectly, an enemy or an enemy subject.

6.—(1) For the purposes of this Ordinance-

Evidence relating to

and place of

and decisions relating to enemy

(a) the fact that the address of any person registered nationality in the register of trade marks kept under the Trade Marks residence, Ordinance, 1909, is an address in enemy territory within the meaning of the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914, shall be primâ facie evidence that that person is resident in that territory; and

(b) the fact that in any such register a person is stated to be of a particular nationality shall be prima facie evidence that he is of that nationality.

(2) No order made by the Registrar under this Ordin- ance shall be held to be invalid by reason only that any decision made for the purposes of the order that a particular person is an enemy or an enemy subject is wrong.

character.

2 & 3 Geo. 6, c. 107, s. 7.

be heard be-

7. Before deciding as to the making of any order under Persons to this Ordinance, the Registrar shall, unless having regard to fore makin The circumstances he considers it inexpedient or impossible of orders. so to do, give to any person who appears to the Registrar 2 & 3 Geu. 6, to be interested such opportunity of being heard as appears to him to be just.

8.-(1) The Chief Justice with the approval of the Legislative Council may make rules for regulating the practice under this Ordinance, including rules providing for opposi- tions and rules regulating the service of documents and the time within which any act authorized or required by this Ordinance or the rules may or must be done.

(2) There shall be paid in respect of applications and other matters under this Ordinance such fees as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice with the concurrence of the Legislative Council.

c. 107, s. 8.

Rules and fees.

2 & 3 Geo. 6, c. s.

. 107, 9.

Commence-

9. This Ordinance shall be deemed to have come into operation on the third day of September nineteen hundred ment. and thirty-nine.

2 & 3 Geo. 6, c. 107, s. 11 (2).