Full text: The enemy's trade and British patents

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Under section two of the principal Act, it appears to the Board 
of Trade that it is expedient that the business should be subject 
to frequent inspection or constant supervision, the Board of 
[Trade may appoint that inspector or some other person to 
supervise the business with such powers as the Board of Trade 
Uiay determine, and any remuneration payable and expenses 
incurred, whether for the original inspection or the subsequent 
supervision to such amount as may be fixed by the Board of 
Trade, shall be paid by the said person, firm or company. 
(2) Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section two of the 
principal Act shall have effect and shall be deemed always to 
have had effect as if for the word “ trading,” there were 
Substituted the word “resident.” 
Power to Use Information in Evidence against 
Informant. 
13. Where a person has given any information to a person 
appointed to inspect the books and documents of a person, 
firm or company under section two of the principal Act, the 
information so given may be used in evidence against him in 
any proceedings relating to offences of trading with the enemy 
Within the meaning of the principal Act, notwithstanding 
that he only gave the information on being required so to do 
by the inspector, in pursuance of his powers under the said 
Section. 
Short Title and Construction. 
14. — (1) This Act may be cited as the Trading with the 
Enemy Amendment Act, 1914, and shall be construed as one 
With the principal Act. 
(2) No person or body of persons shall, for the purposes of 
this Act, be treated as an enemy who would not be so treated 
for the purpose of any proclamation issued by His Majesty 
dealing with trading with the enemy for the time being in 
force, and the expression “ commencement of the present war ” 
shall mean as respects any enemy the date on which war was 
declared by His Majesty on the country in which that enemy 
resides or carries on business. 
(3) In the application of this Act to Scotland “real pro 
perty ” shall mean “ heritable property ” ; “ personal pro 
perty.” shall mean “ moveable property ” ; “ chose in action ” 
shall mean “ right of action ” ; “ attached or otherwise taken 
ill execution ” shall mean “ arrested in execution or in security,
	        
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