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Zanzibar Act 1963

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PART IExtension of certain Enactments applicable to Commonwealth Countries having fully Responsible Status

Diplomatic immunities

1In section 461 of the Income Tax Act 1952 (which relates to exemption from income tax in the case of certain Commonwealth representatives and their staffs)—

(a)in subsection (2), before the words " for any state " there shall be inserted the words " or Zanzibar ";

(b)in subsection (3), before the words " and ' Agent-General' " there shall be inserted the words " or Zanzibar ".

2In section 1(6) of the Diplomatic Immunities (Commonwealth Countries and Republic of Ireland) Act 1952, before the words " and the Republic of Ireland " there shall be inserted the word " Zanzibar ".

3In section 1(5) of the Diplomatic Immunities (Conferences with Commonwealth Countries and Republic of Ireland) Act 1961, before the words " and the Republic of Ireland " there shall be inserted the word " Zanzibar ".

Financial

4In section 2(4) of the Import Duties Act 1958, before the words " together with" there shall be inserted the word " Zanzibar ".

Armed Forces

5In the definitions of " Commonwealth force " in section 225(1) and section 223(1) respectively of the Army Act 1955 and the Air Force Act 1955, and in the definition of " Commonwealth country" in section 135(1) of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, at the end there shall be added the words " or Zanzibar " , and section 1(1) of this Act shall not apply to either of the said Acts of 1955 or to the said Act of 1957.

6In the Visiting Forces (British Commonwealth) Act 1933, section 4 (which deals with attachment and mutual powers of command) shall apply in relation to forces raised in Zanzibar as it applies in relation to forces raised in Dominions within the meaning of the Statute of Westminster 1931.

7In the Visiting Forces Act 1952, in section 1(1)(a) (which specifies the countries to which that Act applies) at the end there shall be added the words " Zanzibar, or " and, until express provision with respect to Zanzibar is made by Order in Council under section 8 of that Act (which relates to the 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 Zanzibar.

Ships and Aircraft

8(1)The Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1960 shall apply in relation to Zanzibar as they apply in relation to the Commonwealth countries mentioned in section 1(3) of the British Nationality Act 1948.

(2)Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing sub-paragraph—

(a)in section 427(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, as substituted by section 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949, before the words " or in any " there shall be inserted the words " or Zanzibar " , and

(b)in the proviso to section 6(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1948, at the end there shall be added the words " or Zanzibar ".

9In the definition of " excepted ship or aircraft" in paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Emergency Laws (Repeal) Act 1959 before the words "or in any" there shall be inserted the words " or Zanzibar ".

10The Ships and Aircraft (Transfer Restriction) Act 1939 shall not apply to any ship by reason only of its being registered in, or licensed under the law of, Zanzibar or any part thereof; and the penal provisions of that Act shall not apply to persons in Zanzibar (but without prejudice to the operation with respect to any ship to which that Act does apply of the provisions thereof relating to the forfeiture of ships).

11In the Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act 1934, the expression " British ship to which this Act applies " shall not include a British ship registered in Zanzibar.

12In section 2(7)(b) of the Civil Aviation (Licensing) Act 1960 the expression " protectorate " shall not include Zanzibar.

Commonwealth Institute

13In section 8(2) of the Imperial Institute Act 1925, as amended by the Commonwealth Institute Act 1958 (which relates to the 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 Zanzibar ".

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