File 791/1904 Pt 1 'Orders-in-Council: Persian Coast and Islands' [‎285r] (302/357)

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Rules of
construction.
Extent of
jurisdiction.
Secretary of State ” means one of His
Majesty s Principal Secretaries of State :
Ship includes any vessel used in naviga
tion, however propelled, with her tackle, furniture,
and apparel, and any boat or other craft :
The Treasury” means the Lord High Treasurer
or the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
for the time being, or any two of them :
Will means will, codicil, or other testa
mentary instrument:
4. —(1.) In this Order, words importing the
plural or the singular may be construed as
referring to one person or thing, or to more than
one person or thing, and words importing the
masculine as referring to the feminine (as dhe
case may require).
(2.) Where this Order confers any power or
imposes any duty, then, unless a contrary inten
tion appears, the power may be exercised and the
duty shall be performed from time to time as
occasion requires.
(3.) Where this Order confers a power, or
imposes a duty on, or with respect to, a holder of
an office, as such, then, unless a contrary inten
tion appears, the power may be exercised and
the duty shall be performed by, or with respect
to, the holder for the time being of the office or
the person temporarily acting for the holder.
(4.) Where this Order confers a power to make
any rules, regulations, or orders, the power shall,
unless a contrary intention appears, be construed
as including a power exercisable in the like
manner and subject to the like consent and
conditions, if any, to rescind, revoke, vary or
amend the rules, regulations, or orders.
(5.) This Article shall apply to the construction
of any regulations, rules, or orders made under
this Order, unless a contrary intention appears.
5. The jurisdiction conferred by this Order
extends to the persons and matters following, in
so far as by Treaty, grant, usage, sufferance, or
other lawful means, His Majesty has jurisdiction
in relation to such matters and things, that is to
say:—
(1.) British subjects, as herein defined, within
the limits of this Order.
(2.) The property and all personal or proprietary
rights and liabilities within the said limits of
British subjects, whether such subjects are within
the said limits or not.