Treaty of Peace Regulations

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This item is authorised by the following title:

Treaty of Peace Act 1919

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F2004C00306

05 March 1959 - 21 September 2012

This instrument was backcaptured in accordance with Section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Table of contents

1 Citation [see Note 1]
1A Parts
2 Interpretation
2A Non-application of regulations 20, 20A, 21 and 22 to Papua and New Guinea
3 Operations of Sections III to VII of Part X of the Treaty
4 Establishment of Clearing Office
4A Delegation by Minister
5 Delegation by Controller
6 Appointment of officers
7 Enemy debts to be paid through Clearing Office only
8 Proceedings not to be taken in courts
9 Power of Clearing Office to enforce payment of debts
10 Recovery of fines for wrongful claim of, or refusal to admit, a debt
11 Power of Controller to take proceedings
12 Commission
13 Notice of debts due
14 Failure by creditors to give notice of debts due
15 False notice or admission of debt
15A Inspection of documents
15B Incriminating answer or production of documents
16 Application of Regulations to nationals of Allied or Associated Powers
17 Admission as evidence of documents issued by the Clearing Office
18 Decisions of Mixed Arbitral Tribunal
19 Power to summon witnesses and require production of documents
20 Property of German nationals — how charged
20A Maintenance of certain dependants
20B Revocation of vesting orders by Minister
20C Commission to be charged by Public Trustee
20D Registration of Public Trustee as registered proprietor of land
21 Transfer etc by German national prohibited
21A Evidence of nationality of person dying on or after date of commencement of Treaty
22 Power of Public Trustee to deal with money paid to him
23 Recommencement of period of prescription
24 Confirmation of Rules affecting closing of contracts
25 Power to defer payment
26 Application of Patents, Trade Marks and Designs Act to German nationals
27 Duly qualified Tribunal under Article 310 of Treaty
28 Audit of accounts
29 Prosecution of offences
30 Punishment of offences
31 Interpretation
32 Appointment of Custodian of Expropriated Property in Papua and New Guinea
32A Incorporation of Custodian
33 Delegation by Custodian
34 Vesting of property
35 Pending proceedings
36 Property in Papua and New Guinea of German nationals — how charged
36AA Sale of shares in commercial partnership to person in whom other shares have vested
36AB Sale of shares held by Custodian in commercial partnership to shareholder not a German national
36A Revested property rights subject to conditions
36AC Transfer of expropriated land required for public purposes
37 Transfer etc by German national prohibited
38 Power of Custodian to deal with money paid to him
39 Audit of accounts
40 Prosecution of offences
41 Punishment of offences
42 Duties of Special Magistrate or Commissioner
43 Powers of Special Magistrate or Commissioner
44 Custodian may sell property
45 Intention to sell to be notified
46 Persons eligible to purchase property
46A Limitation of amount of purchase by any one purchaser
47 Sale by tender
48 Particulars included in tender
48A Evidence of qualification of tenderer
49 Property to be purchased with all faults
50 Terms of sale
50A Terms of sale of leaseholds etc
50B Tenderer to purchase plantation stores etc
50C Power of Custodian to grant or reserve right-of-way
50D Right to possession and power of sale
50E Expenses to be borne by purchaser
51 Description of property to be taken as correct
51A Reduction of purchase money in case of error as to area etc
51AA Reduction of purchase money where number of trees wrongly stated
51B Reduction of purchase money in respect of encumbrances or exclusion of land from transfer
51C Manner of reduction of purchase money
52 Title
53 Title to be the best title vested in Custodian
54 Covenant for maintenance and repair
55 Insurance of buildings etc
56 Power to enter on purchased land
56A Meaning of duly authorized agent of Custodian in regulations 54 and 56
57 Rights of Custodian where conditions of sale not observed
58 Action on instalments being overdue
58A Sale of plantation etc which reverts to Custodian
58AA Payments of instalments and interest in respect of sale of reverted property
59 Rights of Custodian where articles of association not observed
60 Power of Custodian to summon witnesses etc
61 Tenders to be made in good faith
61A Cancellation of contracts of sale not made in good faith
62 Commission to be charged by Custodian
- The First Schedule Copy of Section III to VII of Part X of the Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Germany
- The Second Schedule Notice of debt due by a German national
- The Third Schedule Table for calculation of amount of quarterly instalments and interest
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