HC Deb 26 November 1914 vol 68 cc1476-7

(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 property" shall mean "heritable property"; "personal property" shall mean "moveable property"; "chose in action" shall mean "right of action"; "attached or otherwise taken in execution" shall mean "arrested in execution or in security, or otherwise affected by diligence"; "assignment" shall mean "assignation"; "judgment has been recovered" shall mean "decree has been obtained"; a reference to a vesting order made under the Trustee Act, 1893, shall be construed as a reference to a warrant to complete a title granted under Section twelve of the Trusts (Scotland) Act, 1867. Any money paid into Court in terms of this Act shall be paid in such manner as may be prescribed by Act of sederunt.

(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.

Amendment made: In Sub-section (3) leave out the word "Court" and insert instead thereof the words "the Court of Session."

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Bill be now read the third time."

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill read the third time, and passed.

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