[3A Power to control and wind up certain businesses]
Trading with the Enemy Act 1939 (1939 c 89) | Legislation

[3A  Power to control and wind up certain businesses]

[(1)     Where any business is being carried on in the United Kingdom by, or on behalf of, or under the direction of, persons all or any of whom are enemies or enemy subjects or appear to the Board of Trade to be associated with enemies, the Board may, if they think it expedient so to do, make—

(a)     an order (hereafter in this section referred to as a “restriction order”) prohibiting the carrying on the business either absolutely or except for such purposes and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order; or

(b)     an order (hereafter in this section referred to as a “winding up order”) requiring the business to be wound up,

and the making of a restriction order as respects any business shall not prejudice the power of the Board, if they think it expedient so to do, at any subsequent date to make a winding up order as respects that business.

(2)     Where an order under subsection (1) of this section is made as respects any business, the Board of Trade may, by that or a subsequent order, appoint a controller to control and supervise

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