Act, 1914," and shall be construed as one with "The Naval Prize Act, 1864"; and that Act and "The Prize Courts Act, 1894,” and this Act may be cited together as "The Naval Prize Acts, 1864 to 1914."

SCHEDULE.

Provisions of Naval Prize Act, 1864, repealed.

Sections 7 and 8, 18 to 29, 32, 33, and 36, and in section 41, the words "either by warrant of arrest against the ship or goods, or by monition and attachment against the owner."

ACT of the British Parliament to authorize the Issue of Currency Notes, and to make Provision with respect to the Note Issue of Banks.

[4 & 5 Geo. V, c. 14.]

[August 6, 1914.]

Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1.—(1.) The Treasury may, subject to the provisions of this Act, issue currency notes for 17. and for 10s., and those notes shall be current in the United Kingdom in the same manner and to the same extent and as fully as sovereigns and half-soverigns are current, and shall be legal tender in the United Kingdom for the payment of any amount.

(2.) Currency notes under this Act shall be in such form and of such design, and printed from such plate and on such paper, and be authenticated in such manner as may be directed by the Treasury.

(3.) The holder of a currency note shall be entitled to obtain on demand, during office hours at the Bank of England, payment for the note at its face value in gold coin which is for the time being legal tender in the United Kingdom.

(4.) The Treasury may, subject to such conditions as to time, manner, and order of presentation as they think fit, call in any currency notes under this Act on paying for those notes at their face value in gold.

(5.) Currency notes under this Act shall be deemed to be bank-notes within the meaning of "The Forgery Act, 1913," and any other enactment relating to offences in respect of bank-notes which is for the time being in force in any part of the British Islands, and to be valuable securities within the meaning of "The Larceny Act, 1861," and any other law relating to stealing which is for the time being in force in any part of the British

Islands, and to be current coin of the realm for the purpose of the Acts relating to truck and any other like enactment.

(6.) For the purpose of meeting immediate exigencies, all postal orders issued either before or after the passing of this Act shall temporarily be current and legal tender in the United Kingdom in the same manner and to the same extent and as fully as current coins, and shall be legal tender in the United Kingdom for the payment of any amount.

The holder of any such postal order shall be entitled to obtain on demand, during office hours at the Bank of England, payment for the postal order at its face value in any coin which is for the time being legal tender in the United Kingdom for the amount of the note.

Provisoes (b) and (c) to subsection (1) of section 24 of "The Post Office Act, 1908," shall not apply to any such postal orders.

This subsection shall have effect only until His Majesty by proclamation revokes the same, and any proclamation revoking this subsection may provide for the calling in or exchange of any postal orders affected thereby.

2. Currency notes may be issued to such persons and in such manner as the Treasury direct, but the amount of any notes issued to any person shall, by virtue of this Act and without registration or further assurance, be a floating charge in priority to all other charges, whether under statute or otherwise, on the assets of that person.

3. The Governor and Company of the Bank of England, and any persons concerned in the management of any Scottish or Irish bank of issue, may, so far as temporarily authorized by the Treasury and subject to any conditions attached to that authority, issue notes in excess of any limit fixed by law; and those persons are hereby indemnified, freed, and discharged from any liability, penal or civil, in respect of any issue of notes beyond the amount fixed by law which has been made by them since the 1st August, 1914, in pursuance of any authority of the Treasury or of any letter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and any proceedings taken to enforce any such liability shall be void.

4. Any bank-notes issued by a bank of issue in Scotland or Ireland shall be legal tender for a payment of any amount in Scotland or Ireland respectively, and any such bank of issue shall not be under any obligation to pay its notes on demand except at the head office of the bank, and may pay its notes, if thought fit, in currency notes issued under this Act:

Provided that notes which are legal tender under this section shall not be legal tender for any payment by the head office of the bank by whom they are issued for the purpose of the payment of notes issued by that bank.

This section shall have effect only until His Majesty by proclamation revokes the same, and any proclamation revoking this section may provide for the calling in or exchange of notes affected thereby.

5.-(1.) In this Act the expression "bank of issue" means any bank having power for the time being to issue bank-notes. (2.) This Act may be cited as "The Currency and Banknotes Act, 1914."

(3.) This Act shall apply to the Isle of Man as if it were part of the United Kingdom, but shall not apply to any other British possession.

ACT of the British Parliament to amend Section 64 of "The Trade-marks Act, 1905."

[4 & 5 Geo. V, c. 16.]

[August 7, 1914.]

BE it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. Clause (c) of subsection (10) of section 64 of "The Trademarks Act, 1905,' ,"* shall be and the same is hereby amended by insertion therein of the words "in respect of cotton piece-goods or cotton yarn" immediately after the opening words, "No registration of a cotton mark."

2. This Act shall be construed as one with "The Trade-marks Act, 1905," and the said Act of 1905 shall be construed and take effect from the date of its passing as if this Act had then formed part thereof.

3. This Act may be cited as "The Trade-marks Act, 1914"; and "The Trade-marks Act, 1905," and this Act may be cited together as "The Trade-marks Acts, 1905 and 1914.”

ACT of the British Parliament to consolidate and amend the Enactments relating to British Nationality and the Status of Aliens.

[4 & 5 Geo. V, c. 17.]

[August 7, 1914.]

Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

PART I.-Natural-born British Subjects.

1.-(1.) The following persons shall be deemed to be naturalborn British subjects, namely:

* Vol. XCVIII, page 33.

(a.) Any person born within His Majesty's dominions and allegiance; and

(b.) Any person born out of His Majesty's dominions, whose father was a British subject at the time of that person's birth and either was born within Ilis Majesty's allegiance or was a person to whom a certificate of naturalization had been granted ; and

(c.) Any person born on board a British ship, whether in foreign territorial waters or not:

Provided that the child of a British subject, whether that child was born before or after the passing of this Act, shall be deemed to have been born within His Majesty's allegiance if born in a place where by treaty, capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance, or other lawful means His Majesty exercises jurisdiction over British subjects.

(2.) A person born on board a foreign ship shall not be deemed to be a British subject by reason only that the ship was in British territorial waters at the time of his birth.

(3.) Nothing in this section shall, except as otherwise expressly provided, affect the status of any person born before the commencement of this Act.

PART II.-Naturalization of Aliens.

2.-(1.) The Secretary of State may grant a certificate of naturalization to an alien who makes an application for the purpose, and satisfies the Secretary of State

(a.) That he has either resided in His Majesty's dominions for a period of not less than five years in the manner required by this section, or been in the service of the Crown for not less than five years within the last eight years before the application; and

(b.) That he is of good character and has an adequate knowledge of the English language; and

(c.) That he intends, if his application is granted, either to reside in His Majesty's dominions or to enter or continue in the service of the Crown.

(2.) The residence required by this section is residence in the United Kingdom for not less than one year immediately preceding the application, and previous residence, either in the United Kingdom or in some other part of His Majesty's dominions, for a period of four years within the last eight years before the application.

(3.) The grant of a certificate of naturalization to any such alien shall be in the absolute discretion of the Secretary of State, and he may, with or without assigning any reason, give or withhold the certificate as he thinks most conducive to the public good, and no appeal shall lie from his decision.

(4.) A certificate of naturalization shall not take effect until the applicant has taken the oath of allegiance.

(5.) In the case of a woman who was a British subject

previously to her marriage to an alien, and whose husband has died or whose marriage has been dissolved, the requirements of this section as to residence shall not apply, and the Secretary of State may in any other special case, if he thinks fit, grant a certificate of naturalization, although the four years' residence or five years' service has not been within the last eight years before the application.

3.-(1.) A person to whom a certificate of naturalization is granted by a Secretary of State shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be entitled to all political and other rights, powers, and privileges, and be subject to all obligations, duties, and liabilities, to which a natural-born British subject is entitled or subject, and, as from the date of his naturalization, have to all intents and purposes the status of a natural-born British subject.

(2.) Section 3 of the Act of Settlement (which disqualifies naturalized aliens from holding certain offices) shall have effect as if the words "naturalized or" were omitted therefrom.

4. The Secretary of State may in his absolute discretion, in such cases as he thinks fit, grant a special certificate of naturalization to any person with respect to whose nationality as a British subject a doubt exists, and he may specify in the certificate that the grant thereof is made for the purpose of quieting doubts as to the right of the person to be a British subject, and the grant of such a special certificate shall not be deemed to be any admission that the person to whom it was granted was not previously a British subject.

5.-(1.) Where an alien obtains a certificate of naturalization, the Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, on the application of that alien, include in the certificate the name of any child of the alien born before the date of the certificate and being a minor, and that child shall thereupon, if not already a British subject, become a British subject; but any such child may, within one year after attaining his majority, make a declaration of alienage, and shall thereupon cease to be a British subject.

(2.) The Secretary of State may, in his absolute discretion in any special case in which he thinks fit, grant a certificate of naturalization to any minor, although the conditions required by this Act have not been complied with.

(3.) Except as provided by this section, a certificate of naturalization shall not be granted to any person under disability.

6. An alien who has been naturalized before the passing of this Act may apply to the Secretary of State for a certificate of naturalization under this Act, and the Secretary of State may grant to him a certificate on such terms and conditions as he may think fit.

7.- (1.) Where it appears to the Secretary of State that a certificate of naturalization granted by him has been obtained by false representation or fraud, the Secretary of State may by order revoke the certificate, and the order of revocation shall