( ృNలిచి ) . ه w [PART Í. 'w LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. φίν NotificATIONS. connorspun-sa Act No. III of 1877 (published in the Gazette of India, Part IV, of 17th and 24th February and 3rd March 1877), in the Table of Contents, Part X, section 50, and in the marginal note to section 50, omit the words “ of which registration is optional.” Simla, the 26th July 1877. No. 26.-The following Act is hereby proclaimed by order of the Governor-General in Council, under the provisions of section 3 of the said Act : — g 82 and 38 Victorua, Cap. XI. • An Act for amending the Law relating to the Coasting Trade and Merchant Shipping in “ Вritiah Розвеasiота. . o [18th May 1869] , \ * Be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual aud Temporal, and Commons, in this present oarliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :- wo Preliminary. I. This Act may be cited as “The Merchant Shipping $hoy * title ,,滑" (Colonial) Act, 1869.” ])efinitiom of terma. or 'A' " II. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— The term “ British possession” means any territory or place situate within Her Majes. ty's dominions, and not forming part of the United Kingdom “British possessinii," or of the Channel Islands, or Isle of Man ; and all territories and places under one legislature as hereinafter defined are deemed to be one British possession for the purposes of this Act. The term “Legislature” in cludes any person or persons who exercise legislative authority in the British possession, and, where there are local legisla. to legislature.” tures as well as a central legislature, means the central legislature only. III. This Act shall be proclaimed in every British possession by the Governor thereof w as soon as may be after he receives notice of this Act, and
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of such proclamation, which day is hereinafter referred to as the commencement of this Act, Coasting Trade. iv. After the commencement of this Act the legislature of a British possession, by any Act or Ordinance, from time to time, may regulate the ಸಿ"... * " " coasting trade of that British possession, subject in every case to the following conditions: (1.) The Act or Ordinance shall contain a suspending clause, providing that such Act or Ordinance shall not come into operation until Her Majesty's pleasure thereon has been publicly signiflod in the British possession in which it has betu passed. (2) The Act on Ordinance shall treat all British ships (including the ships of any British possession) in oxactly the same manner as ships of the British poakessionpiu which it is made. (9) Where, by treaty made before the passing of this Act, Her Majesty has agreed to grant to any ships of any Foreign State any rights or privilege in respect of the coasting trade of any British possession, such rights and privileges shall be enjoyed by such ships for so long as Her Majesty has [Government Gavette, 7th dugust 1877.] 'த்.
