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

Collection:: Economics Books

83 great emergeney and that in the interests of the State immediate action is necessary, a Secretary of State or the Board of Trade may, by written order, give to a person appointed by him or thein the like anthority as may he given by a warrant of a jnstice under this subsection. (2) Where it appears to the Board of Trade— a) in the case of a firm, that one of the partners in the firm was immediately before or at any time since the commencement of the present war a snbject of, or resident or carrying on bnsiness in, a state for the time being at war with His Ma- jesty; or b) in the case of a Company, that one-third or more of the issned share Capital or of the directorate of the Company immediately before or at any time since the commencement of the present war was held by or on behalf of or consisted of per- sons who were snbjects of, or resident or carrying on bnsiness in, a state for the time being at war with His Majesty; or c) in the case of a person, firm or Company, that the person was or is, or the firm or Company were or are, acting as agent for any person, firm, or Company trading or carrying on bnsiness in a state for the time being at war with His Majesty; the Board of Trade may, if they think it expedient for the purpose of satisfying themselves that the person, firm or Company are not trading with the enemy, by written order, give to a person appointed by them, without any warrant from a jnstice, anthority to in- spect all books and documents belonging to or under the control of the person, firm or Company, and to require any person able to give inform ation with respect to the bnsiness or trade of that person, firm or Company, to give that Information. For the purposes of this subsection, any person anthorised in that behalf by the Board of Trade may inspect the register of members of a Company at any time, and any shares in a Company for which share warrants to bearer have been issned shall not be recko- ned as part of the issned share Capital of the Company. (3) If any person having the cnstody of any book or document which a person is anthorised to inspect under this section refuses or wilfully neglects to pro- duce it for inspection, or if any person who is able 'to give any Information which may be required to be given under this section refuses or wilfully neglects when required to give that Information, that person shall on conviction under the Snmmary Jurisdiction Acts be liable to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, or to both such imprison ment and fine. 3. Power of Board of Trade to apply for receiver in certain cases. Where it appears to the Board of Trade in refe- rence to any firm or Company — («) that an offenen under this Act has been or is likely to be committed in Connection with the trade or bnsiness thereof; or (b) that the control or management thereof has been or is likely to be so affected by the state of war as to prejudice the effective continuance of its trade or bnsiness and that it is in the public Interest that the trade or bnsiness should continue to be carried on; the Board of Trade may apply to the High Court for the appointment of a Controller of the firm or Com pany, and the High Court shall have power to appoint such a Controller, for such time and Subject to such conditions an with such powers as the court thinks fit, and the powers so conferred shall be either those of a receiver and manager or those powers Subject to such modifications, restrictions or extensions as the court thinks fit (including, if the court con- siders it necessary or expedient for enabling the Controller to borrow money, power, after a special application to the court for that purpose, to create charges on tbe property of the firm or Company in priority to existing charges). The court shall have power to direct how and by whom the costs of any proceedings under this section, and the remuneration, charges, and expenses of the Controller, shall be hörne, and shall have power, if it thinks fit, to Charge such costs, charges, and expenses on the property of the firm or Company in such order of priority, in relation to any existing charges thereon, as it thinks fit. 4. (1) This act may be cited as the TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT, 1914. Übersetzung. I. Strafe n für Handelmit dem Feind. 1. Wer während des gegenwärtigen Krieges im Sinne dieses Gesetzes mit dem Feinde Handel treibt oder seit dem 4. August 1914 Handel getrieben hat, soll eines Vergehens schuldig sein und soll a) nach Überführung gemäß den Gesetzen, betref fend die Rechtsprechung im abgekürzten Ver fahren, mit Gefängnis mit oder ohne Zwangs arbeit bis zu zwölf Monaten oder mit Geld strafe bis zu 500 Pfund Sterling oder sowohl mit Gefängnis als auch! mit Geldstrafe bestraft werden; oder b) nach Überführung auf Grund einer Anklage mit Zuchthaus bis zu sieben oder nicht unter drei Jahren oder mit Gefängnis mit oder ohne Zwangsarbeit bis zu zwei Jahren oder mit einer Geldstrafe oder sowohl mit Zuchthaus oder Gefängnis als auch mit Geldstrafe bestraft werden; ' und das Gericht kann in jedem Falle an ordnen, daß Waren oder Geld, in Ansehung welcher das Vergehen begangen worden ist, ver wirkt sind. g.

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