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with the requirements under the said Acts, but no other person shall be so naturalized, and after the expiration of three years from the said date the said Acts shall be repealed to the extent specified in the second column of the said schedule.

35. This Act may be cited as "The Naturalization Act, 1914." 36. This Act shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1915. (Imp. Bill, s. 28.)

SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHedule.

List of Dominions.

The Commonwealth of Australia (including for the purposes of this Act the territory of Papua and Norfolk Islands).

The Dominion of New Zealand.

The Union of South Africa.

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"I, A.B., swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King George V, his heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God." Imp. Bill.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Title or Short Title.

Extent of Repeal.

"The Naturalization Act," Revised Statutes of Canada, 1906, chapter 77*

"The Naturalization Amendment Act, 1907," Statutes

of 1907, chapter 31+

An Act to amend the Statute Law in its application to the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, Statutes of 1907, chapter 45

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An Act to amend The Naturalization Act," Statutes of 1908, chapter 48+ ..

The whole.

The whole.

Section 2.

The whole.

Vol. C, page 633.

Vol. C, page 654.

Vol. CI, page 782.

ORDINANCE of the Government of Dominica to Consolidate and Amend the Law relating to Wireless Telegraphy.

[No. 8 of 1913.]

I assent.

H. HESKETH BELL, Governor.

January 8, 1914.

[December 18, 1913.]

Be it ordained by the Governor and Legislative Council of Dominica, as follows:

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Wireless Telegraphy Consolidation Ordinance, 1913."

2. In this Ordinance "wireless telegraphy" means any system of communication by telegraph without the aid of any wire connecting the points from and at which the messages or other communications are sent or received: Provided that nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent any person for making or using electrical apparatus for actuating machinery or for any purpose other than the transmission of messages.

3.-(1.) No person shall establish any wireless telegraph. station, or instal or work any apparatus for wireless telegraphy, in any place or on board any ship registered in the Colony except under and in accordance with a licence granted in that behalf by the Governor in Council.

(2.) Every such licence shall be in such form and for such period as the Governor in Council may determine, and shall contain the terms, conditions, and restrictions on and subject to which it is granted.

4. No person shall work any apparatus for wireless telegraphy installed on any merchant-ship, whether British or foreign, while that ship is in territorial waters of the Presidency, otherwise than in accordance with regulations under this Ordinance.

5.—(1.) The Governor in Council may from time to time make regulations for carrying into effect the purposes of this Ordinance, and such regulations shall, on publication in the "Gazette," have the same effect as if enacted in this Ordinance.

(2.) The regulations in the Schedule to this Ordinance shall have effect except in so far as they may be amended or rescinded by regulations made under the authority of this section.

(3.) If at any time, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, an emergency has arisen in which it is expedient for the public service that His Majesty's Government shall have control over the transmission of messages by wireless telegraphy, the use of wireless telegraphy on board merchant-ships, while in the territorial waters of the Presidency, shall be subject to such further regulations as may be made by the Governor in Council from time to time, and such regulations may prohibit or regulate such use in all cases or in such cases as may be deemed desirable.

6. If a Magistrate is satisfied by information on oath that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that a wireless tele

graph station has been established without a licence in that behalf, or that any apparatus for wireless telegraphy has been installed or worked in any place, or on board any merchant-ship without a licence in that behalf, or contrary to the provisions of any regulations made under this Ordinance, or of any licence granted under this Ordinance, he may grant a search warrant to any police officer or any person appointed in that behalf by the Inspector of Police and named in the warrant, and a warrant so granted shall authorize the police officer or person named therein to enter and inspect the station, place, or ship, and to seize any apparatus which appears to him to be used or intended to be used for wireless telegraphy therein.

7. (1.) Any person guilty of an offence against any provisions of this Ordinance, or any of the regulations made thereunder, shall be liable on summary conviction for every such offence to a fine not exceeding 501., and upon such conviction the Court may order that any apparatus for wireless telegraphy, in connection with which the offence was committed, shall be seized and forfeited.

(2.) Proceedings under this Ordinance shall be taken on the complaint of the Inspector of Police or of any person thereto authorized by him in writing.

8. Ordinance No. 9 of 1903 entitled "An Ordinance to regulate the establishment of Wireless Telegraphy," is hereby repealed.

J. A. BURDON, President.

SCHEDULE (Section 5 (2)).

Regulations.

1. All apparatus for wireless telegraphy on board a merchant-ship in the territorial waters of the Presidency shall be worked in such a way as not to interfere with

(a.) Naval signalling; or

(b.) The working of any wireless telegraph station lawfully established, installed, or worked in the Presidency or the territorial waters thereof, and in particular the said apparatus shall be so worked as not to interrupt or interfere with the transmission of any messages between wireless telegraph stations established as aforesaid on land and wireless telegraph stations established on ships at sea.

2. In these Regulations "Naval Signalling" means signalling by means of any system of wireless telegraphy between two or more ships of His Majesty's navy, between ships of His Majesty's navy and naval stations, or between a ship of His Majesty's navy or a naval station and any other wireless telegraph station whether on shore or on any ship.

3. No apparatus for wireless telegraphy on board a merchant-ship shall be worked or used while such ship is in any harbour or bay of the Presi dency except with the special or general permission of the Governor-inCouncil.

4. For the purpose of any proceedings under these Regulations the master or person being or appearing to be in command or charge of any ship

shall be deemed to have authorized and to be responsible for the use or working of any apparatus on board such ship.

5. Any summons or other document in any proceedings under these Regulations shall be deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom the same is addressed by being left on board the ship on which the offence is charged to have been committed with the person being or appearing to be in command or charge of the ship.

6. These regulations shall not apply to the use of wireless telegraphy for the purpose of making or answering signals of distress.

ORDINANCE of the Government of the East Africa Protectorate to amend "The Immigration Restriction Ordinance, 1906."

[No. 4.]

[May 26, 1913.]

BE it enacted by the Governor of the East Africa Protectorate with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof :

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Immigration Restriction Amendment Ordinance, 1913," and shall be read as one with "The Immigration Restriction Ordinance, 1906," "* hereinafter referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

2. Section 10 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby repealed, and there shall be substituted therefor the section following:

10. If there shall be reasonable cause to suspect that any person has contravened this Ordinance, and if in order to prevent justice from being defeated it is necessary to arrest such person immediately, it shall be lawful for any immigration or police officer to arrest such person forthwith without having a warrant for that purpose, and he shall be required to bring such person before a Magistrate as soon as may be, or should the ship from which such person has landed be on the point of departure, then, unless such person shall demand to be taken before a Magistrate, he may be handed over to the custody of the master of the ship, who shall be obliged to receive and keep him on board.

ORDINANCE of the Government of the Goid Coast Colony to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Trade-marks. [No. 5.]

[May 4, 1914.]

BE it enacted by the Governor of the Gold Coast Colony, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

* Vol. XCIX, page 729.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Trade-Marks Ordinance, 1914," and shall come into operation on the 4th day of May, 1914."

Definitions.

2. For the purposes of this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Person" includes a body corporate.

A "mark" shall include a device, brand, heading, label, ticket, name, signature, word, letter, numeral, or any combination thereof.

A "trade-mark" shall mean a mark used or proposed to be used upon or in connection with goods for the purposes of indicating that they are the goods of the proprietor of such trade-mark by virtue of manufacture, selection, certification, dealing with, or offering for sale.

A registrable trade-mark" shall mean a trade-mark which is capable of registration under the provision of this Ordinance. A "registered trade-mark" shall mean a trade-mark which is actually on the register.

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"Prescribed" shall mean, in relation to proceedings before the Court, prescribed by Rules of Court; and, in other cases, prescribed by this Ordinance, or any Rules made thereunder. Registrar" shall mean "the Registrar of trade-marks." "Court" shall mean the "Supreme Court of the Colony." "Goods" shall mean anything which is the subject of trade, manufacture, or merchandise.

3. The Governor may appoint a Registrar for the purposes of this Ordinance, and until such appointment shall be made the Chief Registrar shall be such Registrar.

Register of Trade-marks.

4. There shall be kept at the Registrar's office a book called the register of trade-marks, wherein shall be entered all registered trade-marks with the names and addresses of their proprietors, the dates on which applications were made for their registration, as hereinafter provided, notifications of assignments, and of transmissions of trade-marks, and such other matter as may be from time to time prescribed.

5. There shall not be entered in the register kept under this Ordinance any notice of any trust expressed, implied, or constructive, nor shall any such notice be receivable by the Registrar.

6. The register of trade-marks existing at the date of the commencement of this Ordinance shall be incorporated with and form part of the register. Subject to the provisions of sections 42 and 47 of this Ordinance, the validity of the original entry of any trade-mark upon the registers so incorporated shall be determined in accordance with the Ordinances in force at the date of such entry, and such trade-mark shall retain its original date,

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