And whereas the principal Order was amended by The Treaty of Peace (Amendment) Order, 1920, "'* and "The Treaty of Peace (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1920";t And whereas it is expedient that the principal Order as so amended should be further 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. After paragraph (xxi) of Article 1 of the Principal Order there shall be inserted the following paragraph: “(xxi) (a). The Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks shall have power and shall be deemed to have had power, as from the coming into force of the Treaty, in cases where patents and designs are revived under the provisions of Article 307 of the Treaty, to impose such conditions as he may deem reasonably necessary for the protection of persons who have manufactured or made use of the subject-matter of such patents or designs while the rights had lapsed." 2. This Order may be cited as "The Treaty of Peace (Amendment) Order, 1921," and the principal Order, "The Treaty of Peace (Amendment) Order, 1920," "The Treaty of Peace (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1920," and this Order may be cited together as "The Treaty of Peace Orders, 1919 to 1921." ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL amending The Treaty of Peace (Austria) Order, 1920."-London, February 14, 1921.‡ 44 At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of February, 1921. 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,"§ His Majesty in Council was pleased to make "The Treaty of Peace (Austria) Order, 1920," 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: * Vol. CXIII, page 77. + Vol. CXIII, page 217. February 22, 1921. Vol. CXIII, page 155. 1. After paragraph (xxvii) of Article of Article 1 of "The Treaty of Peace (Austria) Order, 1920," there shall be inserted the following paragraph: Comptroller-General '(xxvii) (a). The of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks shall have power and shall be deemed to have had power, as from the coming into force of the Treaty, in cases where patents and designs are revived under the provisions of Article 259 of the Treaty, to impose such conditions as he may deem reasonably necessary for the protection of persons who have manufactured or made use of the subject-matter of such patents or designs while the rights had lapsed." 2. This Order may be cited as The Treaty of Peace (Austria) (Amendment) Order, 1921," and "The Treaty of Peace (Austria) Order, 1920, and this Order may be cited together as The Treaty of Peace (Austria) Orders, 1920 to 1921." ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL amending "The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Order, 1920."-London, February 14, 1921.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of February, 1921. 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,"‡ 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. After paragraph (xx) of Article 1 of "The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Order, 1920," there shall be inserted the following paragraph: "(xx) (a). The Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks shall have power and shall be deemed to have had power, as from the coming into force of the Treaty, in cases where patents and designs are revived under the provisions of Article 191 of the Treaty, to impose such conditions as he may deem reasonably necessary for the London Gazette," February 22, 1921. + Vol. CXIII, page 69. Vol. CXIII, page 165. protection of persons who have manufactured or made use of the subject-matter of such patents or designs while the rights had lapsed." 2. This Order may be cited as "The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) (Amendment) Order, 1921," and "The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Order, 1920," and this Order may be cited together as The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Orders, 1920 to 1921." ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL applying to Egypt the provisions of the Treaty of Peace of November 27, 1919, between Great Britain and Allied and Associated Powers and Bulgaria so far as they relate to Property of Bulgarian nationals in Egypt under British control.-London, February 14, 1921.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. Lord President. Lord Lee of Fareham. Mr. Secretary Churchill. Secretary Sir L. Worthington- Sir Frederick Ponsonby. WHEREAS at Neuilly-sur-Seine, on the 27th day of November, 1919, a Treaty of Peace with Bulgaria (hereinafter referred to as "the Treaty ") was signed on behalf of His Majesty; And whereas it was provided in the Treaty that the property of Bulgarian nationals within the territory or under the control of an Allied or Associated State might be constituted a pledge for enemy liabilities upon the conditions laid down in the Treaty; 66 And whereas by The Treaties of Peace (Austria and Bulgaria) Act, 1920," it was provided that His Majesty might make such appointments, establish such offices, make such Orders in Council, and do such things as appeared to him to be necessary for carrying out the Treaty, and for giving effect to any of the provisions thereof; And whereas by treaty, grant, usage, sufferance, or other lawful means, and by decree of His Highness the Sultan of Egypt, His Majesty has power and jurisdiction in Egypt; And whereas there is now in Egypt certain property of Bulgarian nationals under the control of His Majesty, and it is expedient to make provision for charging such property London Gazette," February 25, 1921. + Vol. CXIII, page 69. + Vol. CXII, page 781. with the payment of the liabilities for which it may be constituted a pledge by the Treaty in the manner hereinafter provided: Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf by "The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890," or otherwise in him vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: 1. All property, rights and interests in Egypt belonging to Bulgarian nationals at the date when the Treaty comes into force (not being property, rights or interests acquired under any general licence issued by or on behalf of His Majesty) and the net proceeds of their sale, liquidation, or other dealings therewith, so far as such property, rights and interests or such net proceeds are vested in or otherwise under the control of the Custodian of Enemy Property or other British authority under the Trading with the Enemy Acts or the Trading with the Enemy Proclamations issued from time to time by the General Officer Commanding-inChief the British Forces in Egypt, are hereby charged (a.) First with payments of the amounts due in respect of claims of British nationals with regard to their property, rights and interests, including companies and associations in which they are interested in Bulgarian territory, or debts owing to them by Bulgarian nationals, and with payment of any compensation awarded by the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal or by an arbitrator appointed by that Tribunal in pursuance of paragraph (e) of Article 177 of the Treaty, and with payment of claims growing out of acts committed by the Bulgarian Government or by any Bulgarian authorities since the 11th October, 1915, and before the 15th October, 1915. (b.) Secondly, with payment of the amounts due in respect of claims by British nationals with regard to their property, rights and interests in the territories of Germany, Austria, Hungary and Turkey in so far as those claims are not otherwise satisfied. Provided that any particular property, rights or interests so charged may at any time, if the High Commissioner thinks fit, be released from the charge so created. 2. In the application and enforcement of the charge created by this Order the claims of or debts owing to British nationals resident or carrying on business in Egypt shall enjoy priority over the claims of or debts owing to other British nationals. 3. All decisions of the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal constituted under Section VI of Part IX of the Treaty, if within the jurisdiction of that Tribunal, shall be final and conclusive, and binding on all Courts. 4. For the purpose of enforcing the attendance of witnesses before the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal, whether sitting in Egypt or not, and compelling the production before the Tribunal of documents, the High Commissioner shall have power to issue orders which shall have the like effect as if the proceedings before the Tribunal were an action in the Supreme Court, and the order were a formal process issued by that Court in the due exercise of its jurisdiction, and shall be enforceable by that Court accordingly, and disobedience to any such order shall be punishable as contempt of Court. 5. Sections IV, V and VI of Part IX of the Treaty relating to property, rights and interests, to contracts, prescriptions and judgments, and to the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal, and all provisions of the said Treaty affecting or relating to the charge created by this Order shall have full force and effect as law. 6. The time at which the periods of prescription or limitation of right of action referred to in Article 183 of the Treaty shall begin again to run shall be at the expiration of ten months after the coming into force of the Treaty, and the period to be allowed within which presentation of negotiable instruments for acceptance or payment, and notice of non-acceptance or non-payment or protest may be made under Article 184, shall be ten months from the coming into force of the Treaty. 7. Rules made during the war by any recognised exchange or commercial association providing for the closure of contracts entered into before the war by an enemy, and any action taken thereunder are hereby confirmed, subject to the provisos contained in paragraph 4 (a) of the Annex to Section V of Part IX of the Treaty. 8. The power under "The Egypt Order in Council, 1915, to make King's Regulations, shall extend to the issue of regulations for the purpose of enforcing the charge created by this Order, and for making such arrangements as may be required for establishing and assessing the claims and debts for the payment of which the property charged is rendered liable, and for the payment, in whole or in part, of the sums due. 9. In this Order the term "British nationals resident or carrying on business in Egypt" means persons who are subject to "The Egypt Order in Council, 1915," and who are so resident or carrying on business. 10. Egyptian nationals resident or carrying on business in Egypt shall share in the benefit of the charge created by this Order on the same terms as British nationals resident or carrying on business in Egypt, provided that during the * Vol. CIX, page 209. [CXIV] с |