The Double Taxation Relief (Taxes On Income) (Greece) Order, 1954

At the Court of Saint James, the 10th day of February, 1954

Present,

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret.

His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester.

Lord President

Captain Thorneycroft

Lord De L'Isle and Dudley

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

Mr. Buchan-Hepburn

Sir Lionel Heald

Whereas Her Majesty, in pursuance of the Regency Acts, 1937 to 1953, was pleased, by Letters Patent dated the twentieth day of November, 1953, to delegate to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and the Earl of Harewood, or any two or more of them, as Counsellors of State, full power and authority during the period of Her Majesty's absence from the United Kingdom to summon and hold on Her Majesty's behalf Her Privy Council and to signify thereat Her Majesty's approval of anything for which Her Majesty's approval in Council is required:

And Whereas it is provided by subsection (1) of section three hundred and forty-seven of the Income Tax Act, 1952, as amended by subsection (2) of section seventy of the Finance Act, 1952, that if Her Majesty by Order in Council declares that arrangements specified in the Order have been made with the Government of any territory outside the United Kingdom with a view to affording relief from double taxation in relation to income tax, profits tax or excess profits levy and any taxes of a similar character imposed by the laws of that territory, and that it is expedient that those arrangements should have effect, the arrangements shall have effect to the extent specified in that subsection as so amended:

And Whereas under certain other provisions of Part XIII of the Income Tax Act, 1952, certain other consequences ensue on the making of any such Order:

And Whereas a draft of this Order was laid before the Commons House of Parliament in accordance with the provisions of subsection (6) of section three hundred and forty-seven of the said Act and an Address has been presented to Her Majesty by that House praying that an Order may be made in the terms of this Order:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret and His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, being authorised thereto by the said Letters Patent, and in pursuance of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of the said section three hundred and forty-seven and of all other powers in that behalf, do hereby, by and with the advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council, on Her Majesty's behalf order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—