Section 3(4).
1U.K.The expression “colony” in the M1Army Act 1955, the M2Air Force Act 1955 and the M3Naval Discipline Act 1957 shall not include Belize; and in the definitions of “Commonwealth force” in section 225(1) and 223(1) respectively of those Acts of 1955, and in the definition of “Commonwealth country” in section 135(1) of that Act of 1957, at the end there shall be added the words “or Belize”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of Sch. 2 para. 1 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not wholly reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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2U.K.In the M4Visiting Forces (British Commonwealth) Act 1933, section 4 (attachment and mutual powers of command) shall apply in relation to forces raised in Belize as it applies to forces raised in Dominions within the meaning of the M5Statute of Westminster 1931.
3U.K.In the M6Visiting Forces Act 1952—
(a)in section 1(1)(a) (countries to which the Act applies) at the end there shall be added the words “Belize, or”;
(b)in section 10(1)(a), the expression “colony” shall not include Belize;
and, until express provision with respect to Belize is made by Order in Council under section 8 of that Act (application to visiting forces of law relating to home forces), any such Order for the time being in force shall be deemed to apply to visiting forces of Belize.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2The text of Schedule 2 paras. 3(a), 4 and 8 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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4In section 427(2) of the M7Merchant Shipping Act 1894, as set out in section 2 of the M8Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949, before the words “or in any” there shall be inserted the words “or Belize”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3The text of Schedule 2 paras. 3(a), 4 and 8 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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5U.K.In the M9Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act 1934, the expression “British ship to which this Act applies” shall not include a British ship registered in Belize.
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Textual Amendments
7Section 20 of the M10Colonial Stock Act 1877 (which relates to the jurisdiction of courts of the United Kingdom as to colonial stock) shall, in its application to stock of Belize, have effect as if for the second paragraph there were substituted—
“(2)Any person claiming to be interested in colonial stock to which this Act applies, or in any dividend thereon, may institute civil proceedings in the United Kingdom against the registrar in relation to that stock or dividend.
(3)Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this section, the registrar shall not by virtue of an order made by any court in the United Kingdom in any such proceedings as are referred to in this section be liable to make any payment otherwise than out of moneys in his possession in the United Kingdom as registrar.”.
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8In section 8(2) of the M11Imperial Institute Act 1925, as amended by the M12Commonwealth Institute Act 1958 (power to vary the provisions of the said Act of 1925 if an agreement for the purpose is made with the governments of certain territories which for the time being are contributing towards the expenses of the Commonwealth Institute) at the end there shall be added the words “and Belize”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4The text of Schedule 2 paras. 3(a), 4 and 8 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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M111925 ch. xvii.