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"(c.) In the case of a trade-mark, by reason only of the use of the trade-mark,

in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man during the period specified in this section as that within which the application may be made.

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(3.) The application for the grant of a patent, or the registration of a design, or the registration of a trade-mark under this section, must be made in the same manner as an ordinary application under this Act or The Trade-Marks Act, 1905':

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(a.) In the case of patents the application shall be accompanied by a complete specification, which, if it is not accepted within the twelve months from the application for protection in the foreign State, shall with the drawings (if any) be open to public inspection at the expiration of that period; and

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(b.) In the case of trade-marks, any trade-mark the registration of which has been duly applied for in the country of origin may be registered under The Trade-Marks Act, 1905.'

(4.) The provisions of this section shall apply only in the case of those foreign States with respect to which His Majesty by Order in Council declares them to be applicable, and so long only in the case of each State as the Order in Council continues in force with respect to that State.

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(5.) Where it is made to appear to His Majesty that the Legislature of any British Possession has made satisfactory provision for the protection of inventions, designs or trademarks, patented or registered in this country, it shall be lawful for His Majesty, by Order in Council, to apply the provision of this section to that Possession, with such variations or additions, if any, as may be stated in the Order";

And whereas by Section 103 of "The Patents, Designs and Trade-Marks Act, 1883,"() as amended by Section 6 of "The Patents, Designs and Trade-Marks Act (Amendment) Act, 1885," () and by Section 1 of "The Patents Act, 1901,"(8) and since repealed by Section 98 of the said "Patents and Designs Act, 1907," provisions were made to the same or like effect as those above set forth as contained in Section 91 of the last-mentioned Act and by the said Section 98 it was provided that "this repeal shall not affect any Convention, Order in Council, Rule, or Table of Fees having effect under any enactment so repealed, but any such Convention, Order in Council, Rules, or Tables of Fees in force at the commencement of this Act shall continue in force (8) Vol. XCIV, page 500

(6) Vol. LXXIV, page 211.
(7) Vol. LXXVI, page 498.

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, (10) 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, (11) 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, (12) 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" amended), should apply to the several foreign countries named in the said Orders parties to the said Convention and Protocols;

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And whereas the Republic of Esthonia 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:

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(9) Vol. LXXV, (10) Vol. LXXIV, page 44.

(11) Vol. XCVI, page 848.
(12) Vol. CIV, page 116.

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 Republic of Esthonia.

2. This Order shall take effect as from the 12th February, 1924.

3. This Order may be cited as "The Industrial Property Convention (Accession of Esthonia) Order, 1924.” M. P. A. HANKEY.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL amending "The Bahrein Order in Council, 1913," and any Order amending the said Order.-London, February 20, 1924.(1)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 20th day of
February, 1924.

PRESENT THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by treaty, capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance, and other lawful means His Majesty the King has jurisdiction in Bahrein:

Now, therefore, His Majesty by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf by "The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890 '(2) (53 & 54 Vict. c. 37), 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:

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1. This Order may be cited as The Bahrein (Amendment) Order in Council, 1924," and shall be read as one with "The Bahrein Order in Council, 1913 "(3) (S.R. and O., 1913, No. 891), in this Order referred to as "the Principal Order," and with any Order amending the same.

2. The following provisions are respectively substituted for Articles 21 (1) and 22 (1) and (4) of the Principal Order:

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"21.-(1.) Where it is shown by evidence on oath, to the satisfaction of the District Court, that any person to whom this Order applies has committed, or is about to commit, an offence against this Order, or is otherwise conducting himself so as to be dangerous to peace and good order, or is endeavouring to excite enmity between the people of Bahrein and His Majesty, or is intriguing within the limits of this Order against His Majesty's power and authority, the Court may, if it thinks fit, by Order under its seal, prohibit that person from

(1) "London Gazette," June 17, 1924. (2) Vol. LXXXII, page 656.

(3) Vol. CVI, page 549.

being within the limits of this Order, during any time therein specified, not exceeding two years.

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22.-(1.) If any person to whom this Order applies fails to give security for good behaviour or for keeping the peace when lawfully required to do so, or fails to comply with an order of prohibition made under this Order, the Chief Court or the District Court may, if it thinks fit, order that he be deported from any place within its jurisdiction as prescribed by this Order.

22.--(4.) The place shall be a place in that part of His Majesty's Dominions, or in the British protectorate, to which the person belongs, or the Government of which consents to the reception of persons deported. under this Order, or in the country of which the person deported is a national, as the Court may think fit.

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3. From and after the commencement of this Order Articles 21 (1) and 22 (1) and (4) 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 office of the Political Agent, and that date is in this Order referred to as the commencement of the Order.

(2.) For that purpose the Political Agent 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.

And the Right Honourable James Ramsay MacDonald and the Right Honourable Sydney Haldane, Lord Olivier, K.C.M.G., C.B., two of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, are to give the necessary directions herein.

M. P. A. HANKEY.

[Note. This Order came into force on the 27th May, 1924, having

been exhibited in Bahrein on that date.]

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL further amending "The Treaty of Peace Order, 1919,"" The Treaty of Peace (Austria) Order, 1920," "The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Order, 1920," "The Treaty of Peace (Hungary) Order, 1921," and various Orders amending the aforesaid Orders.-London, February 20, 1924.(1)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 20th day of
February, 1924.

PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

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WHEREAS in pursuance of the powers conferred upon him by The Treaty of Peace Act, 1919, The Treaties of Peace (Austria and Bulgaria) Act, 1920," and "The Treaty of Peace (Hungary) Act, 1921," His Majesty in Council was pleased to make "The Treaty of Peace Order, 1919, "(2) "The Treaty of Peace (Austria) Order, 1920,"(3) "The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Order, 1920," (4) "The Treaty of Peace (Hungary) Order, 1921,"(5) and various Orders amending the aforesaid Orders;

And whereas it is expedient that the aforesaid Orders, as 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:

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1. The Orders made under the said Acts shall have effect as if the words "nineteen hundred and twenty-five were substituted for the words "nineteen hundred and twentyfour":

(a.) In Article 1 (xviii) of "The Treaty of Peace Order, 1919 (as amended);

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(b.) In Article 1 (xxiv) of "The Treaty of Peace (Austria) Order, 1920," (as amended);

(c.) In Article 1 (xvii) of "The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Order, 1920" (as amended); and

(d.) In Article 1 (xxiv) of "The Treaty of Peace (Hungary) Order, 1921" (as amended).

2. This Order may be cited as "The Treaties of Peace Orders (Amendment) Order, 1924," and "The Treaty of Peace Orders, 1919 to 1923," and this Order, "The Treaty of Peace (Austria) Orders, 1920 to 1923," and this Order, "The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Orders, 1920 to 1923," and this Order, and "The Treaty of Peace (Hungary) Orders,

(1) "London Gazette," February 26, 1924.
(2) Vol. CXII, page 616.
(3) Vol. CXIII, page 155.
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(4) Vol. CXIII, page 165.
(5) Vol. CXIV, page 102.
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