with the conditions, shall not be liable to any penalty for landing at the port in question.

3. An alien enemy shall not land in the United Kingdom at an approved port without the permission of a Secretary of State.

4. An alien arriving at an approved port may, if a Secretary of State so directs, or if an aliens officer at the port is satisfied that he cannot safely be permitted to land in the United Kingdom, be treated as though the port were a prohibited port.

5. An alien landing in contravention of this Order, and an alien arriving at any port in circumstances in which he is prohibited from landing, may, until dealt with under this Order, be detained in such manner as a Secretary of State may direct, and whilst so detained shall be deemed to be in legal custody.

6. An alien shall not land at any port in the United Kingdom having in his possession

(a.) Any firearms or other weapons, ammunition, or explosives;

(b.) Any petroleum spirit, naphtha, benzol, petroleum, or other inflammable liquid in quantities exceeding three gallons;

(c.) Any apparatus or contrivance intended for or capable of being used for signalling apparatus, either visual or otherwise;

(d.) Any carrier or homing pigeons;

(e.) Any motor car, motor cycle, or aircraft; or

(f.) Any cipher code or other means of conducting secret correspondence;

and where an alien lands with any such articles in his possession he shall forfeit the articles and shall be deemed to have imported them in contravention of the provisions of "The Customs Consolidation Act, 1876,’* as though the articles in question were contained in the table of prohibitions and restrictions set out in Section 42 of that Act:

Provided that where an aliens officer considers that an alien friend arriving at any port may safely be permitted to land with any such articles as aforesaid in his possession, he may permit him to land accordingly, and the foregoing provisions of this Article shall not apply.

7. An alien conditionally disembarked under the directions of an aliens officer for the purpose of enquiry or examination shall not, for the purposes of this Order, be deemed to have landed so long as the conditions are complied with,

* See Vol. 15, page 615.

Aliens leaving the United Kingdom.

8. An alien shall not, except in pursuance of an order of deportation under this Order, embark in the United Kingdom at a prohibited port:

Provided that—

(a.) Where a Secretary of State is satisfied that any alien friend who desires to embark at a prohibited port may safely be permitted to do so, he may grant him permission accordingly; and

(b.) Subject to the provisions of this Order the foregoing prohibition shall not, unless in any particular case an aliens officer so directs, apply to an alien friend who is the master or a member of the crew of a vessel leaving a prohibited port;

and any alien friend who embarks in accordance with this proviso shall not be liable to any penalty for embarking in the United Kingdom at the port in question.

9. Where an alien enemy is about to leave any port on board a vessel on which he has arrived at the port he may for the purposes of this Order, if a Secretary of State so directs or if it appears necessary to an aliens officer in the interests of public safety, be treated as though he had embarked at that port in contravention of this Order, but shall not be subject to any fine or imprisonment for so embarking.

10. An alien enemy shall not, except in pursuance of an order of deportation under this Order, embark in the United Kingdom at an approved port, unless provided with a permit issued by a Secretary of State:

Provided that an alien enemy about to embark in the United Kingdom at an approved port, even when provided with such permit as aforesaid, may, if a Secretary of State so directs, or if in the opinion of an aliens officer he cannot safely be permitted to embark, be treated as though the port were a prohibited port.

11. An alien embarking or about to embark in the United Kingdom in contravention of this Order may, until dealt with under this Order, be detained in such manner as a Secretary of State may direct, and whilst so detained shall be deemed to be in legal custody.

12. (1.) A Secretary of State may order the deportation. of any alien, and any alien with respect to whom such an order is made shall forthwith leave and thereafter remain out of the United Kingdom.

(2.) Where an alien is ordered to be deported under this Order, he may, until he can, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, be conveniently conveyed to and placed on board a

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ship about to leave the United Kingdom, and whilst being conveyed to the ship, and whilst on board the ship until the ship finally leaves the United Kingdom, be detained in such manner as the Secretary of State directs, and, whilst so detained, shall be deemed to be in legal custody.

Special Provisions as to Masters and Seamen.

12A.—(1.) An alien, being the master or a member of the crew of a vessel arriving at any port to which this Article is applied by order of a Secretary of State, shall not land at that port unless he has in his possession a passport issued to him not more than two years previously by or on behalf of the Government of the country of which he is a subject or a citizen, or some other document satisfactorily establishing his nationality or identity, to which passport or document there must be attached a photograph of the alien to whom it relates.

(2.) Where an alien is under the provisions of this Article prohibited from landing at any port, an aliens officer at that port may nevertheless grant him temporary permission to land for such purposes and subject to such conditions as a Secretary of State may from time to time prescribe, either generally or as respects any particular port or vessel.

13.-(1.) The master of every vessel, whether British or foreign, arriving at or leaving a port in the United Kingdom shall, immediately on the arrival of the vessel at that port, or, as the case may be, not more than twenty-four hours before leaving that port, furnish to an aliens officer at that port, with respect to all persons on board the vessel, or intending to embark on the vessel, such particulars in such manner as a Secretary of State may direct, and shall otherwise take all reasonable steps in his power for securing the enforcement of this Order.

(2.) The master of a vessel arriving at or leaving any port shall not permit any persons to land or to embark without the sanction of an aliens officer at the port..

(3.) Where a person lands or embarks at any port in contravention of this Order, the master of the vessel from which he lands or on which he embarks shall, unless he proves the contrary, be deemed to have aided and abetted the offence.

14. The master of a ship about to call at any port shall, if so required by a Secretary of State or an aliens officer, receive an alien and his dependants, if any, on board his ship and afford him or them a passage to that port, and proper accommodation and maintenance during the passage. and, if the ship is the same or belongs to the same owners

as the ship in which the alien arrived in the United Kingdom, shall, if so required as aforesaid, afford such passage, accommodation, and maintenance free of charge.

Aliens Officers.

15.-1.) The following persons, that is to say— (a.) Any immigration officers appointed under Aliens Act, 1905 ";* and

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(b.) Any persons appointed for the purpose by a Secretary of State;

shall be aliens officers for the purposes of this Order at the various ports in the United Kingdom, and shall, in the exercise of their powers, act under general or special instructions from a Secretary of State, and, subject to such instructions, shall have power to enter on board any vessel, and to detain and examine all persons arriving at or leaving any port in the United Kingdom, and to require the production of any documents by such persons, and generally to take such steps as are sanctioned by this Order or as may be necessary for giving effect to this Order.

Exceptions.

16. This part of the Order shall not apply(4.) To prisoners of war; or

b.) To children appearing to an aliens officer to be under the age of 14.

PART II.-Restrictions on Aliens in the United Kingdom.

Power of Secretary of State as to Residence of Alien

Enemies.

17. A Secretary of State may, by order, require any alen enemy to reside, or continue to reside or cease to reside, in any place or district specified in the order, and the alien shall comply with the order.

Prohibited Areas.

18-(1.) An alien enemy shall not enter, or reside or continue to reside either temporarily or permanently in, a prohibited area unless provided with a permit issued by the registration officer of the district, subject to the general or special instructions of a Secretary of State.

(2.) The areas specified in the Second Schedule to this * See Vol. 24, page 527.

Order shall be prohibited areas for the purposes of this Order:

Provided that a Secretary of State may by order, after consulting the Admiralty and the Army Council, add any area to the list of prohibited areas in the said Schedule, or remove any area or part of an area from that list; and this Order shall thereupon have effect accordingly.

18A. A Belgian refugee shall not come to reside either temporarily or permanently in any prohibited area unless provided with a permit issued by the registration officer of the district, subject to the general or special instructions of a Secretary of State.

18B.-(1.) As from the 13th day of March, 1916, an alien shall not, without the special permission of the registration officer, enter or be in any prohibited area unless he has in his possession an identity book obtained in pursuance of this Order and duly filled in and attested:

Provided that—

(a.) Where an alien was on the 13th day of March, 1916, resident and duly registered in a prohibited area, this provision shall not apply to him in respect of that area so long as he continues to reside therein; and

(b.) A Secretary of State may exempt from the provisions of this Article any class of aliens, where he is satisfied that satisfactory means are provided for their identification, other than the possession of an identity book;

and

(c.) An alien coming from any place out of the United Kingdom and landing in the United Kingdom without an identity book may, subject to the provisions of this Order, be allowed to proceed to his destination in the United Kingdom if the passport or other document with which he is required to be furnished on landing in the United Kingdom contains, or if he supplies, such of the particulars required to be contained in an identity book as may be required by an aliens officer; but any such alien shall proceed directly to his destination, and on arriving there shall, within twenty-four hours, comply with all the provisions of this Order which are applicable to him; and

(d.) This Article shall not apply to an alien who enters or is in a prohibited area for the sole purpose of immediate embarkation at a port therein; and

(e.) This Article shall not apply to an alien who appears to be under the age of 18 and is in the care of some other person who is over that age.

If any alien when so required by an officer or by any soldier or sailor engaged on sentry patrol or other similar duty, or by any aliens officer or police constable, fails to