shall be substituted for the commencement of the Act in Sections 19 (7) and 19 (8) wherever that expression occurs, and the 9th day of November, 1920, for the passing of the Act.

(d.) In the application to such works of 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.

SCHEDULE.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL making provision for the Deportation of certain Offenders, and repealing Article 2 (1) of "The China (Amendment) Order in Council, 1909, and "The China (War Powers) Order in Council, 1917.' London, December 21, 1920.†

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of
December, 1920.

PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by treaty, grant, usage, sufferance, and other lawful means, His Majesty the King has jurisdiction in China:

* Vol. LXXVII, page 22.

"London Gazette," May 6, 1921.

Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf by The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890," or otherwise in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby crdered, as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as "The China (Amendment) Order in Council, No. 3, 1920," and shall be read as one with "The China Order in Council, 1904 "* (hereinafter called the "Principal Order "), and with any Order amending the same, and the Provisions of Article 170 of the Principal Order shall in particular apply to this Order.

2. Every person subject to the criminal jurisdiction of the Court who has acted, is acting, or is about to act in a manner prejudicial to the public safety, or to the defence, peace or security of His Majesty's Dominions, or of any part of them, shall be guilty of a grave offence against the Principal Order, and may, in addition to, or in lieu of, any other punishment, be ordered to give security for good behaviour or to be deported.

3. Every person subject to the criminal jurisdiction of the Court who prints, publishes, or offers for sale any printed or written newspaper or other publication containing seditious matter, or has in his possession with intent to publish or distribute any such newspaper or other publication, shall be guilty of a grave offence against the Principal Order, and may, in addition to, or in lieu of, any other punishment, be ordered to give security for good behaviour or to be deported.

4. In addition and without prejudice to any powers which the Court may possess to order the exclusion of the public from any proceedings, if, in the course of the trial of a person for an offence under this Order, application is made by the prosecutor, in the interests of national safety, that all or any portion of the public should be excluded during any part of the hearing, the Court may make an order to that effect, but the passing of sentence shall in any case take place in public.

5. Article 2 (1) of "The China and Corea (Amendment) Order in Council, 1909," and the whole of “ The China (War Powers) Order in Council, 1917,"‡ are hereby repealed, but this repeal shall not (a) affect the past operation thereof or any right, title, obligation or liability thereunder; or (b) interfere with the institution or prosecution of any legal proceeding thereunder.

6. This Order is in substitution for "The China (Amendment) Order in Council, 1920," which has not taken effect and is hereby revoked.

* Vol. XCVII, page 150.

+ Vol. CII, page 53.

Vol. CXI, page 20.

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 revoking the Order in Council, 1915, applying the provisions of the Second Part of “ The Medical Act, 1886," to the Kingdom of Belgium. -London, December 21, 1920.*

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of
December, 1920.

PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

Lord President.

Lord Steward.

Lord Colebrooke.

Sir L. Worthington-Evans, Bt.
Sir John Tilley.

WHEREAS His Majesty was pleased, in exercise of the powers in that behalf conferred on him by "The Medical Act, 1886," by Order in Council, dated the 7th day of January, 1915, to declare that the Second Part of the said Act should be deemed, from the date of the said Order, to apply to the Kingdom of Belgium until it is otherwise ordered;

And whereas the Kingdom of Belgium no longer affords to the medical practitioners of the United Kingdom such privileges of practising in Belgium as were offered during the late war:

Now, therefore, His Majesty doth hereby, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, order that the said Order in Council of the 7th day of January, 1915, be, and the same is hereby revoked, without prejudice nevertheless to the right of any persons whose names have been already entered on the register.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

* "London Gazette," December 31, 1920.
+ Vol. CIX, page 159.

ACT of the British Parliament to enable effect to be given to a Convention for regulating Air Navigation, and to make further provision for the Control and Regulation of Aviation.

[10 & 11 Geo. V, c. 80]

[December 23, 1920.]

WHEREAS the full and absolute sovereignty and rightful jurisdiction of His Majesty extends, and has always extended, over the air superincumbent on all parts of His Majesty's Dominions and the territorial waters adjacent thereto;

And whereas a Convention (in this Act referred to as the Convention") for determining by a common agreement certain uniform rules with respect to international air navigation, was signed on behalf of His Majesty in Paris on the 13th day of October, 1919,* and has been presented to Parliament;

And whereas it is expedient to make further provision for controlling and regulating the navigation of aircraft, whether British or foreign, within the limits of His Majesty's jurisdiction as aforesaid, and, in the case of British aircraft, for regulating the navigation thereof both within such jurisdiction and elsewhere;

And whereas it is also expedient that provision should be made by Parliament for enabling effect to be given to the Convention:

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:

PART I.-Power to Apply Convention.

1. His Majesty may make such Orders in Council as appear to him necessary for carrying out the Convention and for giving effect thereto or to any of the provisions thereof, or to any amendment which may be made under Article 34 thereof.

2. His Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that the provisions of the Convention for the time being in force, or any of them, and whether or not those provisions are limited tc aircraft of any special description, or engaged in any special kind of navigation, shall apply to or in relation to any aircraft. in or over the British Islands or the territorial waters adjacent thereto, and may make such consequential and supplementary provisions as appear necessary or expedient for the purpose of such application.

* Vol. CXII, page 931.

3. Without prejudice to the generality of the powers hereinbefore conferred, an Order in Council under this Part of this Act may make provision—

(a.) Prescribing the authority by which any of the powers exercisable under the Convention by a contracting State, or by any authority therein, are to be exercised in the British Islands:

(b.) For the licensing, inspection, and regulation of aerodromes, for access to aerodromes and places where aircraft have landed, for access to aircraft factories for the purpose of inspecting the work therein carried on, for prohibiting or regulating the use of unlicensed aerodromes, and for the licensing of personnel employed at aerodromes in the inspection or supervision of aircraft;

(c.) As to the manner and conditions of the issue and renewal of any certificate or licence required by the Order or by the Convention, including the examinations and tests to be undergone, and the form, custody, production, cancellation, suspension, endorsement and surrender of any such certificate or licence;

(d.) As to the keeping and form of the register of British aircraft;

(e.) As to the conditions under which aircraft may be used for carrying goods, mails and passengers;

(f.) As to the conditions under which aircraft may pass, or goods, mails, or passengers may be conveyed by aircraft, into or from the British Islands, or from one British island to another;

(9.) Exempting from the provisions of the Order or of the Convention, or any of them, aircraft flown for experimental purposes, or any other aircraft or persons where it appears unnecessary that the same should apply;

(h.) Prescribing the scales of charges at licensed aerodromes;

(i.) Prescribing, subject to the consent of the Treasury, the fees to be paid in respect of the grant of any certificate or licence or otherwise for the purposes of the Order or the Convention;

(j.) Supplementing the Convention, in such manner as appears necessary or expedient, by general safety regulations; (k.) For the control and regulation of aerial lighthouses, and lights at or in the neighbourhood of aerodromes and aerial lighthouses;

(1.) Regulating the signals which may be made by aircraft and persons carried therein; and

(m.) For the imposition of penalties (not exceeding imprisonment for a term of six months and a fine of 2001.) to secure compliance with the Order or the Convention, and