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(6)
FOR THE FIRST TIME THERE WERE INSERTED THE WORDS
'OR AS A BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS),
(II) AFTER THE WORDS 'BRITISH SUBJECT' WHERE THEY APPEAR
FOR THE SECOND TIME THERE WERE INSERTED THE WORDS
'OR A BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)'.
SECTION 43 (EXERCISE OF FUNCTIONS OF SECRETARY OF STATE
BY GOVERNORS AND OTHERS) SHALL HAVE EFFECT AS IF
(A) ANY REFERENCE IN IT TO THE 1981 ACT INCLUDED A
REFERENCE TO THIS ORDER:
(B) IN SUBSECTION (1)(B) AT THE END THERE WERE INSERTED
THE WORDS AND IN CASES CONCERNING BRITISH NATIONALS (OVERSEAS)
OR THE STATUS OF A BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)':
(C) IN SUBSECTION (2) AT THE END THERE WERE INSERTED THE
FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH:
'(C) RENUNCIATION AND DEPRIVATION OF THE STATUS OF A
BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)
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(7) THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS SHALL HAVE EFFECT AS IF ANY
REFERENCE IN THEM TO THE 1981 ACT INCLUDED A REFERENCE TO THIS
ORDER, NAMELY
(A) SECTION 45 (EVIDENCE):
(B) SECTION 46 (OFFENCES AND PROCEEDINGS) :
(C) SECTIONS 47 AND 48 (LEGITIMATED AND POSTHUMOUS
CHILDREN).
(8) SECTION 50 (INTERPRETATION) SHALL HAVE EFFECT AS IF IN
PARAGRAPH (1) AFTER THE DEFINITION OF 'ASSOCIATION' THERE WERE
INSERTED THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS:
4;
(9)
'BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)' MEANS A PERSON WHO IS A
BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) UNDER THE HONG KONG
(BRITISH NATIONALITY) ORDER 1985, AND 'STATUS OF A
BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)' SHALL BE CONSTRUED
ACCORDINGLY:
'BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZEN' INCLUDES A PERSON WHO IS A
BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZEN UNDER THE HONG KONG (BRITISH
NATIONALITY) ORDER 1985.
SECTION 51 (MEANING OF CERTAIN EXPRESSIONS RELATING TO
NATIONALITY IN OTHER ACTS AND INSTRUMENTS) SHALL HAVE EFFECT AS
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