The Foreign Compensation (Roumania) (Registration) Order, 1954

At the Court of Saint James, the 1st day of March, 1954

Present,

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret.

Lord President Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Lord Privy Seal Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer

Whereas Her Majesty, in pursuance of the Regency Acts, 1937 to 1953, was pleased, by Letters Patents 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 the Foreign Compensation Act, 1950 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) provides for the constitution for the purposes of the Act of a Commission, to be called the Foreign Compensation Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”);

And Whereas by Section 3 of the Act Her Majesty is authorised, if Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom enter into or contemplate an agreement with the Government of any foreign country providing for the payment of compensation by the latter Government, to make provision by Order in Council for the registration by the Commission of claims to participate in such compensation, and for the making of reports by the Commission with respect to such claims;

And Whereas Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom contemplate such an agreement with the Government of the Roumanian People's Republic although no such agreement has as yet been negotiated;

And Whereas it is now deemed expedient that provision for the registration of claims and the making of reports should be made in pursuance of the aforementioned provisions of Section 3 of the Act;

Now, therefore, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, being authorised thereto by the said Letters Patent, and in pursuance of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Compensation Act, 1950, 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:—