And the Right Honourable George Nathaniel, Earl Curzon of Kedleston, K.G., &c., one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein. ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL under "The Copyright Act, 1911," amending the Order in Council of June 24, 1912, regulating Copyright Relations with the Foreign Countries of the Berne Copyright Union as regards Poland. London, April 26, 1920.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. Lord Chamberlain. Lord Colebrooke. Mr. Secretary Shortt. Mr. J. I. Macpherson. Mr. T. B. Morison. WHEREAS His Majesty, by virtue of the authority conferred on him by The Copyright Act, 1911" (1 & 2 Geo. V, c. 46), and having regard to the provisions of the revised Berne Copyright Convention of 1908, was pleased to make an Order in Council, dated the 24th day of June, 1912§ (hereinafter called the Principal Order), extending the protection of the said Act to certain classes of works to which protection is guaranteed by the said Convention; And whereas Poland has acceded to the said Convention : Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, and by virtue of the authority conferred upon him by "The Copyright Act, 1911," is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered as follows: The Principal Order shall extend to Poland as if that country were amongst the foreign countries of the Copyright Union therein named, subject to the following modifications: (a.) The provisions of Article 2, proviso (iii) (a) shall apply as if Poland were included amongst the foreign countries named in those provisions. * "London Gazette," April 27, 1920. Vol. CII, page 619. + Vol. CIV, page 13. (b.) In the application of the provisions of Article 3 of the Principal Order to works of which the country of origin is Poland the date of this Order shall be substituted for the commencement of the Act and for the commencement of the Principal Order. (c.) In the application to such works of Sections 1 (2) (d) and 19 of "The Copyright Act, 1911," the date of this Order shall be substituted for the commencement of the Act in Section 19 (7) and 19 (8) wherever that expression occurs, and the 28th January, 1920, for the passing of the Act. (d.) In the application to such works of Sections 1 (2) (d) Section 24 of "The Copyright Act, 1911," the date of this Order shall be substituted for the commencement of the Act wherever that expression occurs in Sub-Section 1 (a) and for the 26th July, 1910, in Sub-Section 1 (b). And the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury are to give the necessary orders accordingly. ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL applying the provisions of Section 1 of "The Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Act, 1915," to the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria.-London, April 26, 1920. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. WHEREAS by the First Section of "The Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Act, 1915,"* it is (amongst other things) enacted as follows: Where His Majesty is satisfied that the law in force in any part of His Majesty's Dominions outside the United Kingdom makes due provision for the publication of banns or for the giving of notice in respect of marriages between British subjects intended to be solemnised or contracted in the United Kingdom, and for the recognition of certificates for marriage issued by Superintendent Registrars in England and of certificates for marriage issued by Registrars, and certificates of proclamation of banns, in Scotland, and of certificates for marriage issued by Registrars in Ireland as sufficient notice in respect of marriages between British subjects intended to be solemnised or contracted in that part * Vol. CIX, page 4. F 2 [cxin] of His Majesty's Dominions, His Majesty may, by Order in Council, declare that this section shall apply to that part of his Dominions, and in such case: (a.) Where a marriage is intended to be solemnised or contracted in the United Kingdom between a British subject resident in England, Scotland, or Ireland and a British subject resident in that part of His Majesty's Dominions, a certificate of the publication of banns or a certificate of notice of marriage issued in accordance with such law shall in England have the same effect as a certificate for marriage issued by a Superintendent Registrar, and in Scotland and Ireland have the same effect as a certificate for marriage issued by a Registrar in Scotland and Ireland respectively; and "(b.) Where a marriage is intended to be solemnised or contracted in that part of His Majesty's Dominions between a British subject resident in that part and a British subject. resident in England, Scotland, or Ireland, a certificate for marriage may be issued in England by a Superintendent Registrar, or in Scotland or Ireland by a Registrar, in the like manner as if the marriage was to be solemnised or contracted under circumstances requiring the issue of such a certificate, and as if both such British subjects were resident in England, Scotland, or Ireland, as the case may be." And whereas by the Second Section of the said Act it is enacted that His Majesty may, by Order in Council, extend the said Act to any British Protectorate, and on the making of any such Order the said Act shall, subject to the provisions of the Order, have effect as if the Protectorate were part of His Majesty's Dominions; And whereas His Majesty is satisfied that due provision is made in respect of all the matters referred to in the hereinbefore-recited First Section of the said Act by the law in force in the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria: Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers by the above-recited Act in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: The First Section of "The Marriage of British subjects (Facilities) Act, 1915," shall apply to the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. And the Right Honourable Viscount Milner, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. ALMERIC FITZROY. ACT of the British Parliament to carry into effect the Treaties of Peace with Austria and Bulgaria. [10 Geo. V, c. 6.] [April 27, 1920.] WHEREAS, at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, on the 10th day of September, 1919, a Treaty of Peace with Austria,* including protocols and declarations annexed thereto, was signed on behalf of His Majesty;' And whereas at Neuilly-sur-Seine, on the 27th day of November, 1919, a Treaty of Peace with Bulgaria, t including a protocol annexed thereto, was signed on behalf of His Majesty; And whereas copies of the said Treaties have been laid before each House of Parliament, and it is expedient that His Majesty should have power to do all such things as may be proper and expedient for giving effect to the said Treaties: Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1.-(1.) His Majesty may make such appointments, establish such offices, make such Orders in Council, and do such things as appear to him to be necessary for carrying out the said Treaties, and for giving effect to any of the provisions of the said Treaties. (2.) Any Order in Council made under this Act may provide for the imposition, by summary process or otherwise, of penalties in respect of breaches of the provisions thereof, and shall be laid before Parliament as soon as may be after it is made, and shall have effect as if enacted in this Act, but may be varied or revoked by a subsequent Order in Council, and shall not be deemed to be a statutory rule within the meaning of Section 1 of "The Rules Publication Act, 1893": Provided that, if an Address is presented to His Majesty by either House of Parliament within the next twenty-one days on which that House has sat after any Order in Council made under this Act has been laid before it praying that the Order or any part thereof may be annulled, His Majesty in Council may annul the Order or such part thereof, and it shall thenceforth be void, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder. (3.) Any expenses incurred in carrying out the said * Vol. CXII, page 317. + Vol. CXII, page 781. Treaties shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament. 66 2. This Act may be cited as 'The Treaties of Peace (Austria and Bulgaria) Act, 1920." BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL applying the provisions of The Colonial Probates Act, 1892," to the Colony of Nigeria.-London, May 17, 1920.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 17th day of May, 1920. PRESENT THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. WHEREAS by Section 1 of The Colonial Probates Act, 1892," it was enacted as follows: 66 Her Majesty the Queen may, on being satisfied that the Legislature of any British Possession has made adequate provision for the recognition in that Possession of probates and letters of administration granted by the Courts of the United Kingdom, direct by Order in Council that this Act shall, subject to any exceptions and modifications specified in the Order, apply to that Possession, and thereupon, while the Order is in force, this Act shall apply accordingly "; And whereas Her said Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers by the above-recited Act in Her Majesty vested, was pleased by an Order of Her Majesty in Council of the 29th day of January, 1894, to order that "The Colonial Probates Act, 1892," should apply to certain British Possessions, including the Colony of Lagos; And whereas by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland bearing date at Westminster, the 28th day of February, 1906, § His late Majesty King Edward VII was pleased to declare that the Colony of Lagos should from the coming into operation of the said Letters Patent be known as the Colony of Southern Nigeria: And whereas by further Letters Patent bearing date the 29th day of November, 1913, His Majesty the King was pleased to declare that the said Colony of Southern Nigeria should from the date of the coming into operation of the said Letters Patent be known as the Colony of Nigeria; "London Gazette," May 21, 1920. + Vol. LXXXIV, page 700. § Vol. XCIX, page 135. |