Emergency Powers (Defence) (No. 2) Act, 1940
WHEREAS by the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1939, His Majesty was enabled to exercise certain powers for the purpose of meeting the emergency existing at the date of the passing of that Act, but the said powers did not enable provision to be made for the trial by courts martial of persons not being subject to the Naval Discipline Act, to military law, or to the Air Force Act: And whereas by reason of the development of hostilities since that date it has become expedient to remove doubts as...