(4.) Every person who has not previously been registered applying to be registered under this Order shall, unless excused by the Consular officer, attend personally for that purpose at the Consulate, but any person applying for the renewal of his registration need not attend personally unless directed by the Consular officer so to do, provided that the registration of the wife or wives of a man who is registered under this Order may, if living with him, be effected without their personal attendance being required, and provided also that the registration of minors being his relatives in whatever degree, living with the head of a family who is registered under this Order, may be effected without their personal attendance being required. (5.) A person registered in any register of British subjects established in Abyssinia previously to the making of this Order shall be registered under the provisions of this Order, unless the Consular officer is satisfied after enquiry that the previous registration was erroneous or that such person is not entitled to registration under the provisions of this Order. (6.) Every person shall, on every registration of himself, and on every renewal of the registration, pay a fee of 28. 6d., or such other fee as the Secretary of State from time to time appoints. The amount of the fee may be uniform for all persons, or may vary according to the position and circumstances of different classes, if the Secretary of State from time to time so directs, but may not in any case exceed 58. (7.) Where any person applies to be registered, he shall be entitled, without a fee, to the assistance of the Consular officer in the preparation of any affidavit that may be required (8.) The Consular officer may require the production of such evidence that an applicant for registration is entitled to the status of a British subject as he may see fit, but subject to such directions as may be issued by the Secretary of State. (9.) If any British subject neglects to obtain registration under the provisions of this Order, he shall not be entitled to be recognised or protected as a British subject in Abyssinia, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 21. for each instance of such failure, but he shall, although not registered, be subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty's Courts in Abyssinia. 3. From and after the commencement of this Order, Articles 131 to 142 inclusive of the principal Order are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not prejudice any rights, obligations or liabilities accrued thereunder. 4.-(1.) This Order shall take effect as soon as it is first exhibited in the public office of the Court of the ConsulGeneral, and that date is in this Order referred to as the commencement of the Order. (2.) For that purpose the Consul-General shall, on the receipt by him of a certified printed copy of the Order, cause the same to be affixed and exhibited conspicuously in that office. He shall also keep the same so affixed and exhibited during one month from that first exhibition. (3.) Proof shall not in any proceeding or matter be required that the provisions of this Article have been complied with, nor shall any act or proceeding be invalidated by any failure to comply with any such provisions. ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL amending "The China Order in Council, 1904," and making provision for the Registration of British Subjects resident in China.—London, December 13, 1921.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. Earl of Lytton. Sir Frederick Ponsonby. WHEREAS by treaty, grant, usage, sufferance or other lawful means, His Majesty the King has jurisdiction in China: 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 ordered, as follows: 1.-(1.) This Order may be cited as "The China (Amendment) Order in Council, 1921," and shall be read as one with The China Order in Council, 1904 " (in this Order referred to as "the principal Order ''), and the said Order and any other Orders in Council amending the said Order may be cited together as "The China Orders in Council, 1904 to 1921." (2.) This Order shall not apply to places within the limits of the Consular District of Kashgar. 2. The following provisions are substituted for Article 162 of the principal Order : (1.) A register of British subjects shall be kept in the office of every Consulate in China. (2.) Every British subject resident in China shall, in the month of January of each year, be registered at the Consulate of the consular district within which he resides, provided that if some other Consulate is more easy of access, * "London Gazette," July 4, 1922. + Vol. XCVII, page 150. he may, with the assent of the Consular officer, be registered there. A British subject arriving in China must apply for registration within one month after his arrival; provided that a person who fails to apply for or to obtain registration within the time limited by this Article may be registered at any time if he excuses his failure to the satisfaction of the Consular officer. (3.) Where a person is in possession of a valid British passport, the Consular officer shall, on the first registration of any such person, endorse on the passport without further fee than that provided for in Sub-Article (6) hereunder a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State. Where any such person applies for the renewal of the registration and produces his passport, the renewal of the registration shall without further fee than that provided for in Sub-Article (6) hereunder be endorsed thereon. (4.) Every person who has not previously been registered applying to be registered under this Order shall, unless excused by the Consular officer, attend personally for that purpose at the Consulate, but any person applying for the renewal of his registration need not attend personally unless directed by the Consular officer so to do, provided that the registration of the wife or wives of a man who is registered under this Order may, if living with him, be effected without their personal attendance being required, and provided also that the registration of minors being his relatives in whatever degree, living with the head of a family who is registered under this Order, may be effected without their personal attendance being required. (5.) A person registered in any register of British subjects established under the provisions of any Order in Council which have been repealed shall be registered under the provisions of this Order, unless the Consular officer is satisfied after enquiry that the previous registration was erroneous or that such person is not entitled to registration under the provisions of this Order. (6.) Every person shall, on every registration of himself, and on every renewal of the registration, pay a fee of 2 dollars, or such other fee as the Secretary of State from time to time appoints. The amount of the fee may be uniform for all persons, or may vary according to the position and circumstances of different classes, if the Secretary of State from time to time so directs, but may not in any case exceed 4 dollars. (7.) Where any person applies to be registered, he shall be entitled, without a fee, to the assistance of the Consular officer in the preparation of any affidavit that may be required. (8.) The Consular officer may require the production of such evidence that an applicant for registration is entitled to the status of a British subject as he may see fit, but subject to such directions as may be issued by the Secretary of State. (9.) If any British subject neglects to obtain registration under the provisions of this Order, he shall not be entitled to be recognised or protected as a British subject in China, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 20 dollars for each instance of such failure, but he shall, although not registered, be subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty's Courts in China. 3. From and after the commencement of this Order, Article 162 of the principal Order is hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not prejudice any rights, obligations or liabilities accrued thereunder. 4.-(1.) This Order shall take effect as soon as it is first exhibited in the public office of the Supreme Court for China, and that date is in this Order referred to as the commencement of the Order. (2.) For that purpose the Judge of the Supreme Court shall, on the receipt by him of a certified printed copy of the Order, cause the same to be affixed and exhibited conspicuously in that office. He shall also keep the same so affixed and exhibited during one month from that first exhibition. (3.) Proof shall not in any proceeding or matter be required that the provisions of this Article have been complied with, nor shall any act or proceeding be invalidated by any failure to comply with any such provisions. ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL amending "The Morocco Order in Council, 1889," and making provision for the Registration of British Subjects resident in Morocco.London, December 13, 1921.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of PRESENT THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. Earl of Lytton. Sir Frederick Ponsonby. Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer. WHEREAS by treaty, grant, usage, sufferance or other lawful means, His Majesty the King has jurisdiction within the dominions of His Majesty the Sultan of Morocco and Fez: Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of * "London Gazette," March 24, 1922. 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 ordered, as follows: 1. This Order may be cited as "The Morocco (Amendment) Order in Council, 1921," and shall be read as one with "The Morocco Order in Council, 1889 (hereinafter called the principal Order ''). 66 2. The following provisions are substituted for Article 119 of the principal Order : (1.) A register of British subjects shall be kept in the office of every Consulate in Morocco. (2.) Every British subject resident in Morocco shall, in the month of January of each year, be registered at the Consulate of the consular district within which he resides, provided that if some other Consulate is more easy of access, he may, with the assent of the Consular officer, be registered there. A British subject arriving in Morocco must apply for registration within one month after his arrival; provided that a person who fails to apply for or to obtain registration within the time limited by this Article may be registered at any time if he excuses his failure to the satisfaction of the Consular officer. (3.) Where a person is in possession of a valid British passport, the Consular officer shall, on the first registration of any such person, endorse on the passport without further fee than that provided for in Sub-Article (6) hereunder a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State. Where any such person applies for the renewal of the registration and produces his passport, the renewal of the registration shall without further fee than that provided for in Sub-Article (6) hereunder be endorsed thereon. (4.) Every person who has not previously been registered applying to be registered under this Order shall, unless excused by the Consular officer, attend personally for that purpose at the Consulate, but any person applying for the renewal of his registration need not attend personally unless directed by the Consular officer so to do, provided that the registration of the wife or wives of a man who is registered under this Order may, if living with him, be effected without their personal attendance being required, and provided also that the registration of minors being his relatives in whatever degree, living with the head of a family who is registered under this Order, may be effected without their personal attendance being required. (5.) A person registered in any register of British subjects * Vol. LXXXI, page 381. |