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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 application
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 Controller
to be appointed of a business' carried on by a
person in like manner as it applies to the appointment
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 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 may 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 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 eyidence
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 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.
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 proclamation
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 Vereinigungen
von Personen nachstehend als „Feinde" bezeichnet
werden), zu verhindern, weil diese Zahlung
gegen das Gesetz, betreffend den Handel mit dem
Feinde, vefftößt, und derartige Gelder sowie Besitztümer
anderer Art, die dem Feinde gehören, im Hinblick
aus beim Friedensschlüsse zu treffende Vereinbarungen
in sichere Obhut zu nehmen, da es ferner
zweckmäßig ist, noch weitere Bestimmungen zur Verhinderung
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, entgegenzunehmen,
zu halten, zu verwahren und zu behandeln.
Entstehen Zweifel, welchem Verwahrer das Geld
nach diesem Gesetze zu zahlen ist, so soll das Handelsamt
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-
