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published at Zanzibar in such manner as the Secretary of State shall direct by His Majesty’s Agent and Consul- General and shall thereupon come into operation 2

Almeric Fitzroy.

SCHEDULE List of British Colonies, etc., to which sections 3 and 4 of the

Seal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act, 1912, apply:

Bahamas.

PART III Subsidiary Legislation under the Whaling Industry

(Regulation) Act, 1934 (24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 49) of the United Kingdom

WHALING INDUSTRY (REGULATION) ACT (NEWFOUNDLAND, COLONIES, PROTECTORATES

AND MANDATED TERRITORIES) ORDER, 1936 S.R. & O. 1936 No. 716

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 3rd day of July, 1936

Present, The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council Whereas it is expedient that the provisions of the

Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act, 1934, should extend to Newfoundland and the territories mentioned in the First Schedule to this Order, subject to the exceptions, adapta- tions and modifications specified in this Order:

And whereas it is expedient that the provisions of the Act which are expressed to apply only to British ships should apply to other ships registered in or licensed under the law of any territory mentioned in the First Schedule to this Order:

2 This Order as amended by the Order of 1914 was brought into operation in the

Bahama Islands as from April 27, 1914.(a).

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Now, therefore, his Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, is pleased to direct, and it is hereby directed, as follows:

1. The provisions of the Act (except sections 9(1) and 15, and except in so far as the Act requires, authorises, prohibits, or restricts the doing of anything in the United Kingdom or in the coastal waters thereof) shall extend to Newfoundland and the territories mentioned in the First Schedule to this Order, subject to the following adapta- tions and modifications, that is to say —

(a) For the words “Summary Jurisdiction Acts” in section 10(2) of the Act there shall be substituted the words “law relating to summary jurisdic- tion”;

(b) In the proviso to section 10(2) for the words “those Acts” there shall be substituted the words “that law”; and for the words “United King- dom” there shall be substituted “Newfound- land” or the name of the territory as the case may be;

(c) The provisions of the Act shall not apply to aborigines dwelling on the coasts of any of the territories mentioned in the First Schedule to this Order provided that — (1) they use only canoes, pirogues or other

exclusively native craft propelled by oars or sails;

(2) they do not carry firearms; (3) they are not in the employment of persons

other than aborigines; (4) they are not under contract to deliver the

products of their whaling to any third person.

2. The provisions of the Act which are expressed to apply only to British ships shall apply to other ships registered in or licensed under the law of any territory mentioned in the First Schedule to this Order.

3. This Order may be cited as the Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act (Newfoundland, Colonies, Protectorates and Mandated Territories) Order, 1936.

M. P. A. Hankey.

Application of Act.

Act applied to local ships.

Short title.

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FIRST SCHEDULE

Bahamas