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2. Every person subject to the criminal jurisdiction of the Court who has acted,
is acting, or is about to act in a manner prejudicial to the public safety, or to the
defence, peace or security of His Majesty’s Dominions, or of any part of them,
shall be guilty of a grave offence against the Principal Order, and may, in addition
to, or in lieu of, any other pguishment, be ordered to give " Security for ^ohd
behaviour of to be deported.
3. Every person subject to the criminal jurisdiction of the Court who prints,
publishes, or offers for sale any printed or written newspaper or other publication
containing seditious matter, or has in his possession with intent to publish or dis¬
tribute any such newspaper pr othef publication, shall be guilty of. h grave offehce
against the Principal Order, and: may, in addition to,‘.of in lieu of, any other
punishment, bei ordered .to givp security fof. good behavibuf or to be deported.
4. In addition and without prejudice to .any powers which the Court may
possess to order the exclusion of the.public from any proceedings, if, in the course
of the trial of a person for an offence under,this Order, application is made by the
droseeutori in the interests of national safety, that all or any portion of the public
should be excluded during any part of the hearing, the Court may make an order to
that effect, but the passing of sentence shall in any case take place in public.
5. Article 2 (1) of “The China and Corea (Amendment) Order in Council,
1909,” and the whole of “ The China (War Powers) Order iu Council, 1917,” are
hereby repealed, but this repeal shall not, (a) affect the past operation thereof or
any right, title, obligation or liability thereunder; .or (6) interfere with the institu¬
tion or prosecution of any legal proceedmg thereunder.
6. This order is in substitution for “The China (Amendment) Order in Coun¬
cil, 1920,” which has not taken effect and is hereby revoked.
And the Eight Honourable George Nathaniel, Earl Curzon of Kedleston-, K.G.,
Ac., one of His Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary
directions herein.
Almeric FiTzatOY.
THE CHINA (AMENDMENT) ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1921
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of December, 1921
.Present:
The King’s Most Excellent Majesty
Earl of Lyttoti Sir Frederick Ponsonby
Mr. Secretary Shortt Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer
; Whereas by treaty, gi^ant, us^ge, spfferance or other, lawful means. His
Majesty the King has jurisdiction in China:
Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in .exercise of the powers in this
behalf by the Foreign-Jurisdiction Act,, 1890, or, otherwise in His Majesty^y^sted,
is pleased, by and with :the:adv.icelof His Privy Council, to ctrder, and it is ’liereby
ordered, as follows:—
i.—(1) This Order may be. cited 'ais “ The China (Amendment) Order in
Council, 1921,” ahd shall be rdad as one with thb China Order in Council, 1904 (in
this Order referred to as “ the Principal Order”), and the said Order and any
-other Orders in Cotnicil amending the said Order may be cited together as “The
China Orders in Council, 1904 to, 1921.”
(2) This Order shall not apply to phvees within the liipits of. the Consular
District of Kashgar. ■