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not such other person is in the United Kingdom, to 
enter into, negotiate, or complete any transaction or 
do any act which, if effected or done in the United 
Kingdom by such other person, would constitute an 
offence of trading with the enemy within the meaning 
of the prinoipal Act, he shall be deemed to be gnilty 
of such an offence. 
(3) If any person without lawful authority deals, 
or attempts, or offers, proposes or agrees, whether 
directly or indirectly, to deal with any money or 
security for money or other property which is in his 
hands or over which he has any claim or control for 
the purpose of enabling an enemy to obtain money 
or credit thereon or thereby shall be deemed to be 
gnilty of the offence of trading with the enemy within 
the meaning of the principal Act. 
11. Additional ground for appointment 
of Controller. 
(1) In addition to the grounds on which an appli- 
cation can be made to the court by the Board of 
Trade to appoint a Controller under section three of 
the principal Act, such an application may be made 
in any case in which the Board think it is expedient 
in the public internst that a Controller should be 
appointed owing to circumstances or considerations 
arising out of the present war, and that section shall 
be construed accordingly. 
(2) Section three of the principal Act, as amended 
by this section, shall extend so as to enable a Con 
troller to be appointed of a business' carried on by a 
person in like manner as it applies to the appoint 
ment of a Controller of a business carried on by a firm. 
12. Amendment ofs. 2 of principal Act. 
(1) Where, on the report of an inspector appointed 
to inspect the books and documents of a person, firm, 
or Company 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 in- 
spection 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 may determine, and any remuneration payable 
and expenses incurred, whether for the original in- 
spection 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 compagny. 
(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”. 
13. Power to use Information in eyi- 
dence against Informant. 
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 re- 
lating 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. 
14. Short title. 
(1) This Act may be cited as the TBADING 
WITH THE ENEMY AMENDMENT ACI, 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 pro- 
clamation issued by His Majesty dealiug 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 dato 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. . . 
(4) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as 
limiting the power of His Majesty by proclamation to 
prohibit any transaction which is not prohibited by 
this Act, or by licence to permit any transaction 
which is so prohibited. 
Übersetzung. 
Da es zweckmäßig ist, weitere Bestimmungen zu 
treffen, um die Zahlung von Geldern an Personen 
und Vereinigungen von Personen, die in einem 
Lande, mit dem sich Seine Majestät gegenwärtig im 
Kriege befindet, wohnen oder dort ein Geschäft oder 
Gewerbe betreiben (welche Personen oder Vereini 
gungen von Personen nachstehend als „Feinde" be 
zeichnet werden), zu verhindern, weil diese Zahlung 
gegen das Gesetz, betreffend den Handel mit dem 
Feinde, vefftößt, und derartige Gelder sowie Besitz 
tümer anderer Art, die dem Feinde gehören, im Hin 
blick aus beim Friedensschlüsse zu treffende Verein 
barungen in sichere Obhut zu nehmen, da es ferner 
zweckmäßig ist, noch weitere Bestimmungen zur Ver 
hinderung des Handels mit dem Feinde vorzusehen: 
Wird folgendes bestimmt: 
1. 1. Das Handelsamt soll für England und 
Wales sowie für Schottland und für Irland je eine 
Person bestimmen, die die Geschäfte als Verwahrer 
feindlichen Eigentums (nachstehend als „Verwahrer" 
bezeichnet) versieht. Dieser hat das Eigentum, das 
in Gemäßheit dieses Gesetzes an ihn gezahlt oder 
in feine Verwahrung gegeben wird, entgegenzu 
nehmen, zu halten, zu verwahren und zu behandeln. 
Entstehen Zweifel, welchem Verwahrer das Geld 
nach diesem Gesetze zu zahlen ist, so soll das Han 
delsamt darüber entscheiden. 
2. Der öffentliche Güterpfleger (Public 
Trustee) soll zum Verwahrer für England und 
Wales bestellt werden. Er soll hinsichtlich allen 
Eigentums, das von ihm in seiner Eigenschaft als 
Verwahrer gehalten wird, dieselbe Stellung haben, 
und seine Rechnungslegung soll der gleichen Prü-