END OF THE WAR

Grey River Argus, 20 July 1945, Page 5

END OF THE WAR

N.Z. LEGAL POSITION P.A. WELLINGTON, July 19 An official interpretation of the expression “duration and termination of the war,” is given in a clause in the Finance Bill, which was introduced and read for the first time in the House of Representatives to-day. The clause states that wherever, in any act or regulations passed or made since September’ 3, 1939, reference is made to the war, the present war, the war with Germany, the war with Germany and any other State up States, the duration or termination thereof, or any equivalent expression, it shall be interpreted by the following rules: (A> The war is the war with Germany that commenced on September 3, 1939, and includes the war with Japan. (B) The war shall be deemed to be existent until a date to be named as the date of the termination of the war in a proclamation by the Gov-ernor-General, published in the gazette. (C) The date to be named in that proclamation as the date of the termination of the war shall be the date of such termination for the purposes of every such enactment, and the war shall, for such purposes, be deemed to continue and to be existent until that date. Judicial cognizance by the Courts, required by any enactment, of the existence or termination of the state of war shall be governed by the clause. Section 24 of War Legislation and Statue Law Amendment Act, 1918, is to be read subject to provisions in the clause.