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1955, No. 1814.
“EMERGENCY LAWS
COLONIES, ETC.
Tue Emercency Laws (Miscre,Lanrous Provisions) (COLONIES, ETC.)
OrpeR IN Councrn, 1954.

Made 1\st December, 1955.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace the Ist day of December,
1955.

Present

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

WHEREAS section eighteen of the Emergency Laws (‘Transi-
tional Provisions) Act, 1946 (hereinafter called “the Act of 1946”), as
amended hy section eight of the Emergency Laws (Miscellaneous |
Provisions) Act, 1947 (hereinafter called “the Act of 1947’), enabled
provision to be made by Order in Council for the continuation in force
until the tenth day of December, 1950, of Defence Regulations having
effect in Colonies and other territories, and provision was so made by
the Emergency Laws (Transitional Provisions) (Colonies, etc.) Order in
Council, 1946 (hereinafter called the ‘“ Order of 1946”), and the Emer-
gency Laws (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Colonies, etc.) Order in
Council, 1947:

AND WHEREAS Article 3 of the Emergency Laws (Contin-
nance) Order, 1955, (hereinafter called “the Order of 1955”’), made on
the first day of December, 1955, in pursuance of the Act of 1947
provides that the powers exercisable under section eighteen of the Act
of 1946 shall be exercisable, in relation to any Defence Regulations
remaining in force by virtue of the said section eighteen and Article 3 of
the Emergency Laws (Continuance) Order, 1954, when the Order of
1955 was made, as if, in the said section eighteen as amended by section
sight of the Act of 1947 for the reference to the tenth day of December,
1950, there were substituted a reference to the 10th day of December,
1956:

NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section
eighteen of the Act of 1946 and Article 3 of the Order of 1955 and of
all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with
the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered
as follows:— .

1. This Order may be cited as the Emergency Laws (Miscel-
laneous Provisions) (Colonies, etc.) Order in Council, 1955.

2. The Governor of any territory mentioned in the Schedule to
this Order may by order provide:—

(a) for the continuation in force until the tenth day of
December, 1956, of any Defence Regulations, being Defence
Regulations in force in the territory at the date of the making of
the Order of 1955 by virtue of section eighteen of the Act of 1946
and Article 3 of the Emergency Laws (Continuance) Order, 1954;

(6) that any Defence Regulations so continued in force shall
have effect subject to such exceptions, limitations and modifications
as the Governor thinks necessary or expedient.

8. The provisions cf section two, subsection (2) of section three,
section four and section five of the Order of 1946 shall have effect in
relation to-this Order, and to Defence Regulations continued in force
under this Order, as they have effect in relation to the Order of 1946, ©
and to Defence Regulations continued in force under that Order.

W. G. AGNew.
SCHEDULE.

Bahamas

Cyprus

Jamaica (ineluding Turks and Caicos Islands and the Cayman
Islands).

Kenya (Colony and Protectorate)

Leeward Islands:-—

Antigua

Montserrat

St. Christopher Nevis and Anguilla

Virgin Islands
Trinidad and Tobago.