ment so repealed, but any such Convention, Order in Council, Rules, or Table of Fees in force at the commencement of this Act shall continue in force and may be repealed, altered or amended, as if it had been made under this Act; And whereas it pleased Her late Majesty Queen Victoria. to make an arrangement of the nature contemplated by the said Section 103, and in virtue of a Declaration,* signed and sealed by Her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, on the 17th March, 1884, duly conveying the accession of Great Britain and Ireland to the International Convention and Protocol for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed by representatives of certain Powers on the 20th March, 1883, and duly ratified on the 6th June, 1884, power being reserved to Her Majesty to accede thereafter to the provisions of the said Convention and Protocol on behalf of the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, and any of Her Majesty's Possessions, which Declaration of Accession was duly accepted by the French Government on behalf of the Signatory Powers by and in virtue of a Declaration dated the 2nd April, 1884; And whereas on the 14th December, 1900, at Brussels, an Additional Act was agreed upon between Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and the heads of the foreign countries parties thereto for the purpose of modifying certain of the provisions of the said International Convention and the Protocol annexed thereto, the ratification of which Additional Act was duly effected; And whereas, by a Convention, signed at Washington on the 2nd June, 1911, His Majesty and the heads of the foreign States named therein agreed to make certain modifications in and additions to the said Convention dated the 20th March, 1883, as revised at Brussels on the 14th December, 1900, the ratification of which Convention was duly effected by Great Britain and certain other States; And whereas by various Orders in Council Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and His late Majesty King Edward VII and His present Majesty have been pleased to declare that the hereinbefore-mentioned provisions of the said "Patents, Designs and Trade-Marks Act, 1883" (as amended), should apply to the several foreign countries named in the said Orders parties to the said Convention and protocols; And whereas the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has acceded to the said International Convention, Protocol and Additional Act as revised at Washington on the 2nd June, 1911: Now, therefore, His Majesty, in pursuance of the powers in him vested by the above-recited provisions, and by and with the advice of his Privy Council, doth declare, and it is hereby declared, as follows:- * Vol. LXXV, page 414. [CXVI] + Vol. XCVI, page 848. G 3 1. The provisions of Section 91 of "The Patents and Designs Act, 1907," as amended by "The Patents and Designs Act, 1914," and "The Patents and Designs Act, 1919," shall apply to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. 2. This Order shall take effect from the 30th June, 1922. 3. This Order may be cited as "The Industrial Property Convention (Accession of Luxembourg) Order, 1922." ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL amending "The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Orders, 1920 to 1921."-London, July 14, 1922.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of July, 1922. PRESENT THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. WHEREAS in pursuance of the powers conferred on him by "The Treaties of Peace (Austria and Bulgaria), Act, 1920,"t His Majesty in Council was pleased to make "The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Order, 1920 " (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Order "') and various Orders amending the said Order, § and it is expedient that the said Order should be amended in manner hereinafter appearing: Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: 1. Paragraph (vi) of Article 1 of the Principal Order shall have effect and shall be deemed always to have had effect as if at the end of the second paragraph there were inserted the words unless a sealed copy of an award of the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal constituted under Section VI of Part IX of the Treaty to the effect that such claim, debt, or compensation is due, has been lodged with the Administrator." 2. After sub-paragraph (ee) of paragraph (ii) of Article 1 of the Principal Order, as amended, there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph: (eee.) Where the Administrator has seized any property, right or interest which appeared to him to be subject to the charge, no proceedings for the recovery of such property, right or interest or the proceeds thereof or for any loss or + Vol. CXIII, page 69. *S. R. and O.. No. 815 (1922). § S. R. and O., Nos. 270, 974 and 1644 (1921), and No. 249 (1922). damage arising from the seizure or disposal thereof commenced after the expiration of four months from the date of the seizure of the property, right or interest, shall be entertained by any Court other than proceedings against the Administrator for negligence in respect of such seizure or disposal. 3. This Order may be cited as "The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) (Amendment) Order, 1922," and "The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Orders, 1920 to 1921," and this Order may be cited together as "The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Orders, 1920 to 1922.” ALMERIC FITZROY. ACT of the British Parliament to provide money for the payment of calls on share capital in the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Limited, acquired under "The Anglo-Persian Oil Company (Acquisition of Capital) Amendment Act, 1919," and to amend the law with respect to the application of dividends or interest on capital held in the same Company. [12 & 13 Geo. V, c. 26.] [July 20, 1922.] 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. In addition to the sums authorised to be issued out of the Consolidated Fund under "The Anglo-Persian Oil Com-. pany (Acquisition of Capital) Act, 1914," and "The Anglo-Persian Oil Company (Acquisition of Capital) Amendment Act, 1919" (in this Act referred to as "the Act of 1919), for the purpose of acquiring share or loan capital of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Limited, the Treasury may, as and when they think fit, issue out of the Consolidated Fund or the growing produce thereof such further sums, not exceeding in the whole £950,000, as may be required for the purpose of meeting any calls payable in respect of shares in the said company acquired under the Act of 1919, but not paid up in full. 2.-(1.) For the purpose of providing for the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund under this Act, or for the repayment to that fund of the whole or any part of the sums issued out of that fund under this Act, or for the paying off or redemption of any securities issued under this section, the + Page 2. * Vol. CVIII, page 20. G 4 Treasury may, if they think fit, at any time create and issue such securities, bearing such rate of interest and subject to such conditions as to repayment, redemption or otherwise, as they think fit, and all sums raised by any issue of securities under this section shall be paid into the Exchequer. (2.) The principal of and interest on any securities issued under this section shall be charged on and payable out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom or the growing produce thereof. 3.-(1.) So long as any sums raised under the Act of 1919 or this Act are outstanding, an amount equal to the sums received by way of dividend or interest on any capital acquired under "The Anglo-Persian Oil Company (Acquisition of Capital) Act, 1914,' or the Act of 1919, after deducting from those sums the amount required from time to time for the payment of the interest on any securities issued under the Act of 1919 or this Act, or for the repayment of any advance made for the purpose of paying any interest, shall, in accordance with the directions of the Treasury, be issued out of the Exchequer to the National Debt Commissioners for the purpose of being applied by the Commissioners, as and when they think fit, in purchasing, paying off, or redeeming any securities issued under the Act of 1919 or this Act. Any sums received by the Commissioners under the foregoing provision shall, until applied by them as aforesaid, be accumulated and invested in accordance with the directions of the Treasury, and any securities purchased, paid off, or redeemed shall be cancelled. (2.) Sub-Section (2) of Section 3 of the Act of 1919 is hereby repealed. 4. This Act may be cited as "The Anglo-Persian Oil Company (Payment of Calls) Act, 1922." ACT of the British Parliament to grant certain Duties of Customs and Inland Revenue (including Excise), to alter other Duties, and to amend the Law relating to Customs and Inland Revenue (including Excise), and the National Debt, and to make further provision in connection with Finance. [12 & 13 Geo. V, c. 17.] [July 20 1922. ] Most Gracious Sovereign, 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 to defray your Majesty's public expenses, and making an addition to the public revenue, have freely and voluntarily resolved to give and grant unto your Majesty the several duties hereinafter mentioned; 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: PART I.-Customs and Excise. ""* 1. In lieu of the duty of customs payable on tea imported into Great Britain or Ireland there shall, subject to the provisions of Section 8 of "The Finance Act, 1919 (which relates to imperial preferential rates), be charged, levied and paid as from the 15th day of May, 1922, until the 1st day of August, 1923, the following duty, that is to say:— Tea 2. In lieu of the duties of Customs payable on cocoa imported into Great Britain or Ireland there shall, subject to the provisions of Section 8 of "The Finance Act, 1919," be charged, levied and paid as from the 15th day of May, 1922, the following reduced duties, that is to say: Cocoa Cocoa (husks and shells) £ s. d. the lb. 0 0 8 the cwt. ,, the lb. Provided that in the application of this section to any duty charged on manufactured or prepared goods under Section 7 of "The Finance Act, 1901," the 1st day of July, 1922, shall be substituted for the 15th day of May, 1922. 3.-(1.) In lieu of the duties of customs payable on coffee and chicory imported into Great Britain or Ireland there shall, subject to the provisions of Section 8 of "The Finance Act, 1919," be charged, levied and paid as from the 15th day of May, 1922, the following reduced duties, that is to say: £ s. d. 8 0 0 4 0 £ 8. d. Coffee (not kiln-dried, roasted or ground) the cwt. 1 8 0 0 4 the lb. the cwt. 1 6 6 Chicory (raw or kiln-dried) the lb. 0 0 4 (2.) In lieu of the duty of excise payable on chicory there shall, as from the 15th day of May, 1922, be charged, levied and paid the following reduced duty, that is to say: £ s. d. the cwt. 1 1 1 Chicory (raw or kiln-dried) and so in proportion for any less quantity. Vol. CXII, page 583. + Vol. XCIV, page 489. |