The Order is entitled the Control of Iron and Steel Order, and the text of it is as follows:—1. (i) No person shall acquire or agree to acquire any of the articles or materials of any of the descriptions mentioned in the first Schedule hereto situate in the United Kingdom on or at any time after. the date on which this Order comes into force, except under the authority of a licence granted by the Minister, which licence may be granted subject te such conditions as may be specified or referred to in such licence or as the Minister may from time to time determine—Provided, however, that the Minister may by notice make such exemptions of persons or classes of persons or otherwise, howsoever as he may think fit, from the requirements of this paragraph under such conditions as may be stated in the notice.
Gi) No person shall dispose of, or agree to dispose of, any such articles or materials as aforesaid except to a person who produces a licence granted the Minister authorizing him to acquire these articles or materials as the case may be or who is exempted as aforesaid.
Gi) Any notice given by the Minister under this Article shall be published in such manner as shall rom [appear to him to be best adapted for informing persons affected and shall have effect from the date of such publication.
(iv) Nothing in this Article shall be taken to prohibit or to restrict the delivery to and acceptance by a person carrying on the business of a carrier of any such articles or materials as aforesaid in the ordinary course of that business, or the delivery by and acceptance from such a person of any such articles or materials in the ordinary course of that business.
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