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In this Order:
"Secretary of State" means any of Her Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State;
"requisition" in relation to any ship or thing means
take possession of the ship or thing or require the ship
or thing to be placed at the disposal of the requisitioning
authority;
"British ship" shall not include any ship registered -
(a) in any country mentioned in section 1(3) of the British
Nationality Act 1948, as amended from time to time
(whether before or after the making of this Order); or
(b) in any territory administered by or under the authority
of the Government of any of those countries.
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