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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION.
Trading with Enemy.
Simla, the 14 th September 1940 .
No, 17 (51)-E.T.|40.—The following Order
of His Majesty in Council is published for
general information
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the
17th day of July 1940.
Present,.
The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in.
Council.
Whereas it is provided by the Prize Act, 1939
(2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 65), that the law relating to
Prize shall apply in relation to aircraft and
goods carried therein in the same manner as it
applies, to ships and goods carried therem :
And whereas by Orders in Cpuiicil, dated the
27th day of November, 1939, and the 11th day
of June, 1940, His Majesty was pleased, for the
reasons specified in the said Orders, to direct
certain measures to be taken anainst the com
merce of Germany and Italy respectively :
And whereas it is. provided by the said Orders
that the law and practice in Prize shah, sc far
as applicable, be followed in all cases arising
thereunder.::
And whereas it is expedient to make clear the
position of aircraft and goods earned therein
in relation to the said Orders :
Now, therefore, His Majesty is pleased, by
and with the advice of His Privy Council, to
order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows i r-- ^
The Orders in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , dated the 27th day of
Novemberj 1939, and the 11th day of June,
1940, shall be deemed to have applied and shall
apply as if the terms -“ merchant vessel ” and
“ vessel ”, wherever occurring therein included
eivil aircraft ; as. if the term “ port ” included
place ; and as if the term “ sailed from ” m-
aluded the departure of an aircraft.
E. C. E. Leadbitter.
H. C. PRIOR,
Secy, to the Govt, of India.
No. 17 (51)-E.T.|40.
Copy forwarded to-—
All Collectors of Customs (including the
Collector of Customs, Chittagong and
the Collectors of Salt Revenue, Bombay
and Madras).
The Secretary to the Financial Commis
sioner, Burma.
The Collector of Customs, Rangoon.
All Provincial Governments.
All Chief Commissioners.
All Departments of the Government of
India (including the Military Finance,
Defence Co-ordination and the Supply
Departments) and the Political De
partment.
The Central Board of Revenue.
The Indian Stores Department.
The Private Secretary to H. E. the Viceroy ;
Secretary to the Governor-General’s
Executive Council ; Secretary to the
Governor-General (Public).
The Controller of Enemy Trading, Bombay.
The D. G. C. I. and S., Calcutta.
The Secretary, Economic Resources Board.
The Economic Adviser to the Government
of India.
The High Commissioner for India, Trade
Department, London.
The Indian Government Trade Commis
sioners, Osaka, Mombasa, New York
and Alexandria.
The Indian Trade Agent, Kabul.
The Canadian Government Trade Commis
sioner, Calcutta.
The American Trade Commissioner, Cal
cutta.
The Consul General for the LJ. S. A.,
Calcutta.
The French Consul General, Calcutta.
The Royal Consulate General of Egypt,
Bombay.
His Majesty’s Trade Commissioners in
India, Calcutta and Bombay.
The Chief Censor.
The Chief Postal Censor.
The Chief Customs Officer, Okha (Kathia
war).
The
Principal
Colombo.
Collector
of
Customs,
The
Excise
Alleppey.
Inspector,
Sea
Customs,
The Director, Federation of British Indus
tries, London.
The Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry.
- The Associated Chambers of Commerce of
India.
AH recognised Chambers of Commerce and
Associations in India.
The East India Cotton Association, Ltd.,
Bombay.
The Deputy Controller. Reserve Bank of
India, Exchange Control Department,
Bombay.
By order, etc ,
M. S. BHATNAGAR,
Under Secy, to the Govt, of India.
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