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The court shall have power to dirrect how and by whom the
costs of any proceedings under this section, and the remunera
tion, charges, and expenses of the controller, shall be borne,
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.
Short Title and Construction.
4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Trading with the
Enemy Act, 1914.
(2) In this Act the expression “ Attorney-General ” means
the Attorney or Solicitor-General for England, and as respects
Scotland means the Lord Advocate, and as respects Ireland
means the Attorney or Solicitor-General for Ireland.
(3) In the application of this Act to Scotland the Secretary
for Scotland shall be substituted for a Secretary of State, and
the Court of Session shall be substituted for the High Court ;
the court exercising summary jurisdiction shall be the sheriff
court; references to a justice of the peace shall include refer
ences to the sheriff and to a burgh magistrate ; and references
to a receiver and manager shall be construed as references to
a judicial factor.
(4) In the application of this Act to Ireland, the Lord
Lieutenant shall be substituted for a Secretary of State.
(5) Anything authorised under this Act to be done by the
Board of Trade may be done by the President or a Secretary
or Assistant Secretary of the Board, or any person authorised in
that behalf by the President of the Board.
Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act, 1914.
An Act to amend the Trading with the Enemy Act, 1914,
and for purposes connected therewith.
[27th November 1914.]
Whereas it is expedient to make further provision for
preventing the payment of money to persons and bodies of
Persons resident or carrying on business in any country with
"hich His Majesty is for the time being at war (which persons
and bodies of persons are hereinafter referred to as “ enemies ”),