Der Wirtschaftskrieg

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Identifikator:: 1024656551

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-49829

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Der Wirtschaftskrieg

Edition:: Zweite, nach dem Stande vom 31. Juli 1915 ergänzte Auflage

Place of publication:: Wien

Publisher:: Verlag der Niederösterreichischen Handels- und Gewerbekammer

Year of publication:: 1915

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (II, 171, V Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2018

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: XI. Britisches Reich

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82 einer feindlichen Person, Firma oder Gesell schaft, oder b) irgendeine Art von Geschäften mit einem außer halb tüs Vereinigten Königreiches gelegenen Zweiggeschäfte einer feindlichen Bank als Geschäfte mit einem Feinde angesehen werden. Indes soll die Zahlungsannahme oder sonstige Behandlung eines Handelspapieres, das vor dem Tage dieser Verordnung bezogen ist, sofern es sonst nicht dem Gesetze zuwiderläuft, nicht als ein Geschäft angesehen werden, das im Sinne dieser Bestimmung später abgeschlossen ist. 2. Die Befugnis, welche gemäß Ziffer 8 der Verordnung Nr. 2, betreffend den Handel mit dem Feinde, einem Staatssekretär oder dem Handelsamt für die Erteilung von Genehmigungen übertragen ist, kann auch von dem Vorsitzenden des Schatzamts ausgeübt weiden. 3. Wenn der Gouverneur im Rate einer briti schen Besitzung eine Verordnung erlassen sollte, wo durch die Vorschriften dieser Verordnung auf die Handelsgeschäfte von Personen, Firmen oder Gesell schaften ausgedehnt werden, die in dieser Besitzung wohnen oder ihr Geschäft betreiben, so soll die erst genannte Verordnung die Wirkung haben, als ob sie ein Teil dieser Verordnung wäre. („Nachrichten für Handel, Industrie und Landwirt schaft", Nr. 14 vom 24. Februar 1915.) The Trading with the Enemy Act, 1914. (4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. 87). AnActtomake Provision -with respect to penalties for Trading with the Enemy, andother purposes connected therew ith. 18 th September 1914. Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: — 1. Penalties for trading with enemy. (1) Any person who during the present war trades or has, since the fourth day of August nineteen hundred and fourteen, traded with the enemy with in the meaning of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall — (a) on conviction under the Summary Jurisdiction Acts, be Kable to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds, or to both such imprisonment and fine; or (b) on conviction on indictment, be Kable to penal servitude for a term not exceeding seven or less than three years or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both such penai servitude or imprisonment and fine; and the court may in any case order that any goods or money, in respect of which the offence has been committed, be forfeited. (2) For the purposes of this Act a person shall be deemed to have traded with the enemy if he has entered into any transaction or done any act which was, at the time of such transaction or act, prohibited by or under any proclamation issued by His Majesty dealing with trading with the enemy for the time being in force, or which at common law or by Statute constitutes an oifence of trading with the enemy: Provided that any transaction or act permitted by or under any such proclamation shall not be deemed to be trading with the enemy. (3) Where a Company has entered into a trans action or has done any act which is an offence under this section, every director, manager, secretary, or other officer of the Company who is knowingly a party to the transaction or act shall also be deemed guilty of the offence. (4) A prosecution for an offence under this section shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Attorney-General: Provided that the person charged with such an offence may be arrested and a warrant for his arrest may be issued and executed, and such person may be remanded in custody or on bail notwithstanding that the consent of the Attorney-General to the Institution of the prosecution for the offence has not been ob- tained, but no further or other proceedings shall be taken until that consent has been obtained. (5) Where an act constitutes an offence both under this Act and under any other Act, or both under this Act and at common law, the offender shall be Kable to be prosecuted and punished under either this Act or such other Act, or under this Act or at common law, but shall not be Kable to be punished twice for the same offence. 2. Power to inspect books and docu- ments. (1) If a justice of the peace is satisfied, on In formation on oath laid on behalf of a Secretary of State or the Board of Trade, that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that an offence under this Act has been or is about to be committed by any person firm, or Company, he may issue a warrant authorising any person appointed by a Secretary of State or the Board of Trade and named in the warrant to inspect all books or documents belonging to or under the control of that person, firm, or Company, and to re- quire any person able to give any Information with respect to the business or trade of that person, firm, or Company to give that information, and if accom- panied by a Constable to enter and search any pre- mises used in Connection with the business or trade and to seize any such books or documents as aforesaid: Provided that when it appears to a Secretary of State or the Board of Trade that the case is one of

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