Termination of the Present War (Definition) Act 1918

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Termination of the Present War (Definition) Act 1918
Act of Parliament
8 & 9 Geo. 5. c. 59
Dates
Royal assent21 November 1918
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Termination of the Present War (Definition) Act 1918 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in 1918.

This act made provision and offered guidance as regards how the

His Majesty in Council to issue orders, which would legally determine the matter.[1]

Thus the war between the British Empire and the following states ended with respect to:

  • Germany on 10 January 1920[2]
  • Austria on 16 July 1920[3]
  • Bulgaria on 9 August 1920[4]
  • Hungary on 26 July 1921[5]
  • Turkey on 6 August 1924[6]

For all other purposes, the war was declared to have ended on 31 August 1921.[7]

Text

1. (1) His Majesty in Council may declare what date is to be treated as the date of the termination of the present war, and the present war shall be treated as having continued to, and as having ended on that date for the purposes of any provision in any Act of Parliament, Order in Council, or Proclamation, and, except where the context otherwise requires, of any provision in any contract, deed, or other instrument referring, expressly or impliedly, and in whatever form of words, to the present war or the present hostilities.

Provided that in the case of any such Act conferring powers on any Government Department, or any officer of any Government Department, exerciseable during the continuance of the present war, if it appears to His Majesty that it is expedient that the powers shall cease before the date so fixed as aforesaid, His Majesty in Council may fix some earlier date for the termination of those powers.

(2) The date so declared shall be as nearly as may be the date of the exchange or deposit of ratifications of the treaty or treaties of peace:

Provided that, notwithstanding anything in this provision, the date declared as aforesaid shall be conclusive for all purposes of this Act.

(3) His Majesty in Council may also similarly declare what date is to be treated as the date of the termination of war between His Majesty and any particular State.

2. This Act may be cited as the Termination of the Present War (Definition) Act, 1918.[8]

Use of law

Many soldiers had enlisted on a "short service" basis as introduced by

North West Frontier. Brigadier General William Anderson at first proposed to imprison the strikers and send them back to Great Britain
.

See also

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Case law

References

  1. ^ "TERMINATION OF THE PRESENT WAR (DEFINITION) ORDINANCE, 1919". Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  2. ^ "No. 31773". The London Gazette. 10 February 1920. p. 1671.
  3. ^ "No. 31991". The London Gazette. 23 July 1920. pp. 7765–7766.
  4. ^ "No. 13627". The Edinburgh Gazette. 27 August 1920. p. 1924.
  5. ^ "No. 32421". The London Gazette. 12 August 1921. pp. 6371–6372.
  6. ^ "No. 32964". The London Gazette. 12 August 1924. pp. 6030–6031.
  7. ^ "No. 13733". The Edinburgh Gazette. 12 August 1921. p. 1348.
  8. ^ William Finlayson Trotter (1919). The Law of contract during and after war, with leading cases, statutes and proclamations. London: William Hodge & Company. p. vii.
  9. ^ "The Long, Long Trail". British Army. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  10. ^ Putkowski, Julian (2001). "Mutiny in India in 1919". Revolutionary History. 8 (2).
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