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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
Uiay 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 company.
(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.”
Power to Use Information in Evidence against
Informant.
13. 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.
Short Title and Construction.
14. — (1) This Act may be cited as the Trading with the
Enemy Amendment Act, 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
dealing 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 date 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 “real pro
perty ” shall mean “ heritable property ” ; “ personal pro
perty.” shall mean “ moveable property ” ; “ chose in action ”
shall mean “ right of action ” ; “ attached or otherwise taken
ill execution ” shall mean “ arrested in execution or in security,