Jump to content

Termination of the Present War (Definition) Act 1918: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 9: Line 9:
* Bulgaria, 9th Aug. 1920. <ref>G. N. No. 456 of 1920</ref>
* Bulgaria, 9th Aug. 1920. <ref>G. N. No. 456 of 1920</ref>
* Hungary, 31st Aug. 1921. <ref>G. N, No. 413 of 1921</ref>
* Hungary, 31st Aug. 1921. <ref>G. N, No. 413 of 1921</ref>

==Case law==
* Lloyd Vs Bowring, [[King's Bench]], 10 March 1920<ref>{{cite web|title=Annual Digest and Reports of Public International Law Cases|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vznFjd2dT2EC&pg=PA267&lpg=PA267&dq=Termination+of+the+Present+War+(Definition)+Act1918&source=bl&ots=4aFbVrwF00&sig=7DXlqCkFOq-EHWzacRF6KhDee4Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vNVuUr_aDLG20QXT24DgCA&ved=0CHUQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Termination%20of%20the%20Present%20War%20(Definition)%20Act1918&f=false|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:14, 28 October 2013

Termination of the Present War (Definition) Act 1918 was a piece of legislation passed by the British Parliament in 1918.

This act made provision and offered guidance as regards how the British Government would determine that the First World War had come to an end. Discretion was granted to His Majesty in Council to issue orders, which would legally determine the matter.[1]


Thus the war between the British Empire and the following states ended on the dates indicated:

  • Germany, 10th Jan. 1920. [2]
  • Austria, 16th July 1920. [3]
  • Bulgaria, 9th Aug. 1920. [4]
  • Hungary, 31st Aug. 1921. [5]

Case law

References

  1. ^ "TERMINATION OF THE PRESENT WAR (DEFINITION) ORDINANCE, 1919". Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  2. ^ G. N. No. 179 of 1920
  3. ^ G. N. No. 410 of 1920
  4. ^ G. N. No. 456 of 1920
  5. ^ G. N, No. 413 of 1921
  6. ^ "Annual Digest and Reports of Public International Law Cases". Retrieved 28 October 2013.