established under the provisions of any Order in Council which have been repealed shall be registered under the provisions of this Order, unless the Consular officer is satisfied after enquiry that the previous registration was erroneous or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 2s. 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 Morocco, 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 Morocco. 3. From and after the commencement of this Order, Article 119 of the principal Order is hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not prejudice any rights, obligations or liabilities accrued thereunder. 4.—(1.)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 Consulate at Tangier, and that date is in this Order referred to as the commencement of the Order. (2.) For that purpose the Consul at Tangier 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 Persia Order in Council, 1889," and making provision for the Registration of British Subjects resident in Persia.-London, December 13, 1921.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of December, 1921. 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 in Persia: 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. This Order may be cited as "The Persia (Amendment) Order in Council, 1921," and shall be read as one with "The Persia Order in Council, 1889 " (hereinafter called "the principal Order "). 2. The following provisions are substituted for Articles 12 to 15 inclusive of the principal Order : (1.) A register of British subjects shall be kept in the office of every Consulate in Persia. (2.) Every British subject resident in Persia 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 Persia 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. * "London Gazette," April 21, 1922. + Vol. LXXXI, page 805. (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 2s. 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 Persia, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 21. for each instance of such failure, but he shall, although not regi stered, be subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty's Courts in Persia. 3. From and after the commencement of this Order, Articles 12 to 15 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 Consul-General at Teheran, 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 Ottoman Order in Council, 1910," and "The Egypt Order in Council, 1915," with regard to the Supreme Court and Full Court in Egypt, the Registration of British Subjects resident in Egypt, and the Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court for Egypt in Matrimonial Causes.-London, December 13, 1921.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of December, 1921. PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. Earl of Lytton. Mr. Secretary Shortt. Sir Frederick Ponsonby. Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer. WHEREAS by treaty, capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance. or other lawful means, His Majesty the King has jurisdiction in Egypt; And whereas provision is now made by The Ottoman Order in Council, 1910 " (in this Order referred to as "the principal Order ''), and "The Egypt Order in Council, 1915 ''t (in this Order referred to as the Egypt Order "), for the exercise of such jurisdiction, and it is desirable to amend the said Orders: 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. This Order may be cited as "The Egypt (Amendment) "London Gazette," February 21, 1922. + Vol. CIII, page 181. Order in Council, 1921," and shall be read as one with the principal Order and with the Egypt Order. Supreme Court. 2. The Supreme Court for Egypt shall, subject to the provisions of Article 4 of this Order, consist of a Judge to be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the principal Order. The Judge shall be at the time of his appointment a member of the Bar of England, Scotland or Ireland, of not less than seven years' standing. 3. During the vacancy in the office of Judge, or in case of the illness or incapacity of the Judge, or of his absence from Egypt, the Secretary of State may appoint a fit person to act as Judge. An Acting Judge shall, during the continuance of his appointment, have all the power and authority of the Judge. Full Court. 4. (1.) The Secretary of State shall appoint a person, qualified as provided in Article 2 of this Order, to act as President of the Full Court provided for in Article 8 (3) of the principal Order and in the Egypt Order, and the President of the Full Court and the Judge of the Supreme Court for Egypt sitting together shall constitute the Full Court" for the purposes of the said Orders. (2.) When there is a difference of opinion in the Full Court the opinion of the President shall prevail. (3.) For purposes connected with the work of the Full Court the President shall have all the power and authority in Egypt of a Judge of the Supreme Court. (4.) The Full Court shall ordinarily sit at Alexandria, but may sit at any place in Egypt. Registration. 5. The following provisions are substituted for Articles 151 to 161 inclusive of the principal Order as applied to Egypt: (1.) A register of British subjects shall be kept in the office of every Consulate in Egypt. (2.) Every British subject resident in Egypt 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 Egypt 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 |