Food and Fuel Control. [Ch. 30. No. 6.

8. No person shall be liable for any breach of contract if
the breach is caused by a seizure effected under this

Ordinance.

9. (1) Without prejudice to any other power of prohibiting
or regulating the exportation of goods from the Colony, the
Governor may, if he thinks fit, by order published in the
Royal Gazette, prohibit the export of any foodstuff or fuel
of which, in the opinion of the Governor, it is expedient
to retain stocks for consumption in the Colony, or permit
the export of any such foodstuff or fuel only on the conditions
specified in the order.

(2) This section shall have effect as if it formed part of
the Customs Ordinance, and every person concerned in the
exportation or attempted exportation of any foodstuif or
fuel in contravention of any order made under this section
shall be Hable, on summary conviction, for each offence, to a
fine of four hundred and eighty dollars, and, in addition,
to a penalty not exceeding the export value of the foodstult
or fuel so exported or attempted to be exported.

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Effect of
scizure on
contracts,

Power to
prohibit
exportation,