And whereas His Majesty’s jurisdiction within the dominions the King of Thailand (Siam) having thus come to an end, it is expedient to repeal the Orders in Council heretofore made for the purpose of providing for the exercise of such jurisdiction, in so far as such Orders are still in force:
Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf by the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 1890 and 1913([1]), or otherwise in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is herby ordered, as follows: —
1. Subject to the provisions of Article 3 of this Order the Siam Orders in Council, 1914([2]), and 1926([3]), and any King’s Regulations, Rules of Court, Rules, Instructions or other enactments made thereunder, are hereby repealed.
2 Nothing in this Order shall, either in Thailand or else- where, affect the past operation of the Orders, King’s Regulations, Rules of Court, Rules, Instructions or enactments, aforesaid, or any of them, or any appointment made, or any right, title, obligation or liability accrued, or the validity or invalidity of anything done or suffered under any of them, before the making of this Order.
1. In respect of all cases in which the administration of the estates of deceased British subjects in Thailand was regularly executed in His Majesty’s Consular Courts before the making this Order and is still pending, all powers hitherto exercisable His Majesty’s Consular Officers to make all necessary formal orders and to take all other proper and necessary steps in respect of such administration, shall continue to be exercisable in the same way by His Majesty’s Consular Officers, until such administration has been finally disposed of as if this Order had not been made.
4. This Order shall be exhibited at all His Majesty’s Consulates in Thailand for the period of 60 days from the day of exhibition.
5. This Order may be cited as “The Thailand Order in 1940," and shall come into force immediately.
Rupert B. Howorth.
