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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.