52. The first general election of members of the Counci1 shall be held at such time not more than six months after the coming into operation of this Order, and a general election shall be held at such time within two months after every dissolution of the Council as the Governor shall by proclamation appoint. 53. Minutes shall be regularly kept of all the proceedings of the Council, and at each meeting of the Council the Minutes of the last preceding meeting shall be confirmed or amended, as the case may require, before proceeding to the despatch of any other business. The Governor shall transmit to His Majesty through a Secretary of State as soon as possible after every meeting a full and exact copy of the minutes thereof. 54. This Order shall be published in the Trinidad "Royal Gazette," and shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by the Governor by Proclamation in the said Gazette "; and the Governor shall give directions for the publication of this Order at such places and in such manner and for such time or times as he thinks proper for giving due publicity thereto within the colony. 55. His Majesty hereby reserves to himself, his Heirs and Successors, full power and authority from time to time to revoke, alter, or amend this Order as to him, or them, shall seem fit. And the Right Honourable James Henry Thomas, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. M. P. A. HANKEY. [This Order came into operation on the 21st August, 1924.] BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL further postponing the coming into operation of "The Merchant Shipping (Convention) Act, 1914,' until January 1, 1925.London, May 30, 1924.(1) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 30th day of PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. WHEREAS on the 20th day of January, 1914, an International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, and for purposes incidental thereto, was duly entered into by His (1) London Gazette," May 30, 1924. Majesty and the other Signatory Powers more especially referred to and set out in the said Convention; And whereas a Statute 4 & 5 Geo. V, c. 50, intituled "An Act to make such amendments of the law relating to Merchant Shipping as are necessary or expedient to give effect to an International Convention for the Safety of Life (being the Convention above referred to) was passed on the 10th day of August, 1914, the short title of which is The Merchant Shipping (Convention) Act, 1914 "(); And whereas by Section 29, Sub-Section (5), of the said Act it was provided as follows: 16 66 This Act shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1915: 66 'Provided that His Majesty may, by Order in Council, from time to time postpone the coming into operation of this Act for such period, not exceeding on any occasion of postponement one year, as may be specified in the Order "'; And whereas by divers Orders in Council the coming into operation of the said Act has been from time to time postponed, and now stands postponed, by virtue of an Order in Council of the 28th day of November, 1923, (3) until the 1st day of July, 1924; And whereas His Majesty deems it expedient that the provisions of the said Act should be further postponed: Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, in pursuance of the powers vested in him by the above-recited provision and of all other powers him thereunto enabling, doth order, and it is hereby ordered, that the provisions of "The Merchant Shipping (Convention) Act, 1914," shall be postponed from coming into operation until the 1st day of January, 1925. (2) Vol. CVIII, page 23. M. P. A. HANKEY. (3) Vol. CXVII, page 124. BRITISH NOTIFICATION of Exchange of Notes between the British and Norwegian Governments respecting particulars relating to Lunatic Norwegian Subjects in Great Britain and Lunatic British Subjects in Norway.London, June 18, 1924.(1) THE following agreement for the reciprocal notification by the British and Norwegian Governments of certain particulars respecting lunatic Norwegian subjects in Great Britain and lunatic British subjects in Norway has recently (1) "London Gazette," June 20, 1924. been concluded by an exchange of notes between the two Governments and came into operation on the 5th instant. 1. His Britannic Majesty's/the Norwegian Government shall be informed through the Norwegian Legation in London/His Britannic Majesty's Legation at Christiania in all cases where a British/Norwegian subject is admitted to, discharged from, or dies in a lunatic asylum in Norway Great Britain. 2. Such information shall include the name of the asylum to which the patient is admitted and so far as possible the following details concerning the patient: (1.) Name (in full). (2.) Birthplace, date and day of birth. (3.) Position and occupation. (4.) Where living when admitted. (5.) Last address in home country. (6.) Names (in full) and addresses of parents, or in case these are not living, of nearest relations. (7.) If patient is married, name (in full) and address of husband or wife. (8.) Date of person's admission to, discharge from or death in the asylum. (9.) Name of the person or authority at whose request the patient is admitted to the asylum. (10.) If the patient is admitted under a doctor's certificate, the date when that certificate was issued, and the name and address of the doctor. (11.) Condition of the patient, whether the same permits a removal to the home country and how many attendants would be required for the transport home. 3. Any request made by the Norwegian/ His Britannic Majesty's Government that a British/Norwegian subject who is a lunatic shall be received in Great Britain/Norway shall be accompanied by the information mentioned above in paragraph 2. 4. Whenever a British Norwegian subject who is a lunatic is repatriated, such information as may have been recorded concerning the patient in the asylum where he has been under treatment shall be tansmitted to the British/ Norwegian authorities. 5. It is understood that His Britannic Majesty's/the Norwegian Government will defray the expenses incurred in the repatriation at their request of a British/Norwegian subject who is a lunatic. Foreign Office, S.W. 1, June 18, 1924. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL repealing "The Niger Navigation Order in Council, 1903," and and "The Niger Transit Order in Council, 1903."-London, June 25, 1924.(1) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 25th day of June, 1924. PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. WHEREAS by Orders of His late Majesty King Edward VII in Council, bearing date the 10th day of August, 1903, and respectively entitled "The Niger Navigation Order in Council, 1903, (2) and The Niger Transit Order in Council, 1903,"() provision was made for regulating the navigation of the River Niger and its tributaries, and the passing of vessels and of goods in transit between the sea and places beyond the Protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria; And whereas it is expedient to revoke the said Orders, and to make further provision in lieu thereof by Ordinance enacted by the Legislature of Nigeria, and to be brought into force as and from the date of such revocation as aforesaid: Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers by "The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890,"(4) 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 Niger Navigation and Transit Orders Repeal Order in Council, 1924." 66 2. The Niger Navigation Order in Council, 1903," and "The Niger Transit Order in Council, 1903," are hereby revoked without prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunder, and provided that all legal proceedings begun under the said Orders or either of them and pending at the commencement of this Order shall be continued as if this Order had not been made. 3. This Order shall be published in the Official Gazette of Nigeria and shall commence and come into operation on a day to be fixed by the Governor of Nigeria by notice published in the said "Gazette."(5) And the Right Honourable James Henry Thomas, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. M. P. A. HANKEY. (1) S. R. and O., No. 755 (1924). (2) Vol. XCVI, page 230. (3) Vol. XCVI, page 225. (5) The Order came into operation on August 7, 1924. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL amending The Palestine Order in Council, 1922."-London, July 25, 1924.(1) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 25th day of July, 1924. PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. 66 WHEREAS by The Palestine Order in Council, 1922,”’(2) it is (among other things) provided that the Civil Courts in Palestine shall exercise jurisdiction in all matters and over all persons in Palestine; And whereas it is expedient that certain matters shall not be cognisable by the said Courts; And whereas by treaty, capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance and other lawful means His Majesty has power and jurisdiction within Palestine: Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf by "The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890,"(3) 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 Palestine (Holy Places) Order in Council, 1924." 2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in "The Palestine Order in Council, 1922, or in any Ordinance or law in Palestine, no cause or matter in connection with the Holy Places or religious buildings or sites in Palestine or the rights or claims relating to the different religious communities in Palestine shall be heard or determined by any Court in Palestine: Provided that nothing herein contained shall affect or limit the exercise by the religious Courts of the jurisdiction conferred upon them by, or pursuant to, the said Palestine Order in Council. 3. If any question arises whether any cause or matter comes within the terms of the preceding Article hereof, such question shall, pending the constitution of a Commission charged with jurisdiction over the matters set out in the said Article, be referred to the High Commissioner, who shall decide the question after making due enquiry into the matter in accordance with such instructions as he may receive from one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. The decision of the High Commissioner shall be final and binding on all parties. |