SCHEDULE Amendments of Enactments

Shipping

F11

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In the M1Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act 1934 the expression “British ship to which this Act applies” shall not include a British ship registered in Brunei or Maldives.

Commonwealth Institute

F23

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The Services

F34

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Visiting forces

5

In the M2Visiting Forces (British Commonwealth) Act 1933 section 4 (attachment of personnel and mutual powers of command) shall apply in relation to forces raised in Brunei or Maldives as it applies to forces raised in Dominions within the meaning of the M3Statute of Westminster 1931.

6

In the M4Visiting Forces Act 1952, in section 1(1)(a) (countries to which the Act applies), at the end there shall be added the words “ Brunei or Maldives, or ”; and any Order in Council under section 8 of that Act for the time being in force (applying to visiting forces the law relating to home forces) shall be deemed to apply to the visiting forces of Brunei and Maldives until express provision with respect to those countries is made under that section.

Offices, shops and railway premises

7

In section 84(2) of the M5Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 and section 78(2) of the M6Office and Shop Premises Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (exclusion of visiting forces from Act), before the words “and any country” there shall be inserted the words “ , Brunei, Maldives ”.

Nationality

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In Schedule 3 to the M7British Nationality Act 1981 (countries whose citizens are Commonwealth citizens), after the word “Malaysia” there shall be inserted the word “ Maldives ”.