FIFTH SCHEDULE. British India. The Dominion of Canada. The Commonwealth of Australia (including Papua and Norfolk Island). The Dominion of New Zealand. The Union of South Africa. Newfoundland. ACT of the British Parliament to enable the Board of Trude during the present War to take Possession of Foodstuffs unreasonably Withheld. [4 & 5 Geo. V, c. 51:] [August 10, 1914.] BE it 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. If the Board of Trade are of opinion that any foodstuff is being unreasonably withheld from the market, they may, if so authorized by His Majesty's proclamation (made generally or as respects any particular kind of foodstuff) and in manner provided by the proclamation, take possession of any supplies of foodstuff to which the proclamation relates, paying to the owners of the supplies such price as may, in default of agreement, be decided to be reasonable, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, by the arbitration of a Judge of the High Court selected by the Lord Chief Justice of England. 2.-(1.) This Act may be cited as "The Unreasonable With-. holding of Food Supplies Act, 1914." (2.) This Act shall have effect only while a state of war exists between His Majesty and any foreign Power. ACT of the British Parliament to enable His Majesty, by Order in Council, to extend to the Isle of Man Acts passed in connection with the present War. [4 & 5 Geo. V, c. 62.] [August 28, 1914.] Be it 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, by Order in Council, extend to the Isle of Man any Act which, in the opinion of His Majesty, was passed for the purpose of meeting any emergency created by the present war and does not extend to the Isle of Man; and any Act so extended shall have effect accordingly, subject to such adaptations as may be made by the Order for the purpose of making the Act applicable to the Isle of Man. (2.) Any Act so extended by Order in Council shall, if the Order so provides, be deemed to have taken effect in the Isle of Man at the same time as it took effect in the United Kingdom. 2. This Act may be cited as "The Isle of Man (War Legislation) Act, 1914." ACT of the British Parliament to amend "The Defence of the Realm Act, 1914." [4 & 5 Geo. V, c. 63.] [August 28, 1914.] Be it 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. "The Defence of the Realm Act, 1914,"* shall have effect as if (a.) At the end of paragraph (a) of section 1 thereof the following words were inserted, "or to prevent the spread of reports likely to cause disaffection or alarm." (b.) At the end of paragraph (b) of section 1 thereof there were added the following words, "or of any area which may be proclaimed by the Admiralty or Army Council to be an area which it is necessary to safeguard in the interests of the training or concentration of any of His Majesty's forces." (c.) At the end of section 1 there were inserted the following words, "and may by such regulations also provide for the suspension of any restrictions on the acquisition or user of land, or the exercise of the power of making bye-laws, or any other power under The Defence Acts, 1842 to 1875,' or 'The Military Lands Acts, 1891 to 1903."" 2. This Act may be cited as "The Defence of the Realm (No. 2) Act, 1914." ACT of the British Parliament to extend and amend Section 8 of "The Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1879." [4 & 5 Geo. V, c. 64.] [August 28, 1914.] BE it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, * Page 19. and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. Section 8 of "The Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1879" (which enables the exportation of certain articles to be prohibited), shall have effect, whilst a state of war in which His Majesty is engaged exists, as if, in addition to the articles therein mentioned, there were included all other articles of every description. 2. Any proclamation or Order in Council made under the said section as so amended may, whilst a state of war exists, be varied or added to by an Order made by the Lords of the Council on the recommendation of the Board of Trade. 3. This Act may be cited as "The Customs (Exportation Prohibition) Act, 1914." ACT of the British Pariiament to amend "The Currency and Bank Notes Act, 1914." [4 & 5 Geo. V, c. 72.] [August 28, 1914.] Be it 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. The power of the Treasury to call in currency notes under subsection (4) of section 1 of The Currency and Bank Notes Act, 1914," "*shall be extended so as to include a power to call in currency notes, on exchanging the notes so called in, for other notes of the same face value issued under that Act. 2. The Treasury may, if they think fit, instead of issuing any notes to any person, give to that person a certificate entitling him to the issue, on demand from the Treasury, of the notes mentioned in the certificate; and the notes covered by the certificate shall, for the purposes of section 2 of "The Currency and Bank Notes Act, 1914," be deemed to be notes issued to that person. 3. This Act may be cited as "The Currency and Bank Notes (Amendment) Act, 1914." ACT of the British Parliament to amend "The Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks (Temporary Rules) Act, 1914.” [August 28, 1914.] [4 & 5 Geo. V, c. 73.] Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, * Page 6. and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1.The Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks (Temporary Rules) Act, 1914,"* shall have effect, and shall be deemed always to have had effect, subject to the following amendments, that is to say: (a.) In section 1, for the words "any patent or licence granted to, and the registration of any trade-mark the proprietor whereof is, a subject of any State at war with His Majesty, and any proceedings on any application made by any such person under either of the said Acts," there shall be substituted the following words: "any patent or licence the person entitled to the benefit of which is the subject of any State at war with His Majesty for avoiding or suspending the registration, and all or any rights conferred by the registration, of any design or trademark the proprietor whereof is a subject as aforesaid; for avoiding or suspending any application made by any such person under either of the said Acts; for enabling the Board to grant, in favour of persons other than such persons as aforesaid, on such terms and conditions, and either for the whole term of the patent or registration or for such less period, as the Board may think fit, licences to make, use, exercise, or vend patented inventions and registered designs so liable to avoidance or suspension as aforesaid." (b.) At the end of the same section the following subsection shall be added: "(4.) This Act shall apply to any person resident and carrying on business in the territory of a State at war with His Majesty as if he was a subject of that State; and the expression subject of any State at war with His Majesty' shall, with reference to a company, include any company the business whereof is managed or controlled by such subjects, or is carried on wholly or mainly for the benefit or on behalf of such subjects, notwithstanding that the company may be registered within His Majesty's dominions; and, where a patent has been granted to any person in respect of an invention declared in the application or any specification to have been communicated to him by some other person, that other person shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the person entitled to the benefit of the patent unless the contrary is proved." 2. This Act may be cited as "The Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Temporary Rules (Amendment) Act, 1914"; and "The Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks (Temporary Rules) Act, 1914," and this Act may be cited as "The Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks (Temporary Rules) Acts, 1914." * Page 17. ACT of the British Parliament to provide for Raising Money for the present War. [4 & 5 Geo. V, c. 60.] MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN, [August 28, 1914.] WE, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled, towards raising the necessary supplies granted to your Majesty in this session of Parliament, have resolved that money be raised in manner provided by this Act; and do therefore most humbly beseech your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it 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.) Any money required for raising the supply granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the 31st day of March, 1915, may be raised in such manner as the Treasury think fit, and for that purpose they may create and issue any securities by means of which any public loan has been raised or may be raised, or such other securities, bearing such rate of interest and subject to such conditions as to repayment, redemption, or otherwise as they think fit. (2.) The principal and interest of any sums so raised (including any annuities created for the purpose), and any sums required for defraying any expenses incurred in connection with the raising of those sums, shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom or the growing produce thereof. (3.) The powers given to the Treasury under this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other powers of the Treasury for the time being to borrow. 2. This Act may be cited as "The War Loan Act, 1914." ACT of the British Parliament to provide for the Exercise of Prize Jurisdiction by certain British Courts in Egypt, Zanzibar, and Cyprus, in respect of the present War. [4 & 5 Geo. V, c. 79.] [September 18, 1914.] Be it 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. If His Majesty is pleased to confer jurisdiction in matters of prize on any of the following Courts, that is to say: |