(5) Section 42 of the 1981 Act (registration and naturalisation: general pro- visions) shall have effect as if-
(a) in subsection (2)(b) after the words "British Dependent Territories citizen," there were inserted the words "a British National (Overseas),"; (b) in subsection (4)—
(i) the reference to the 1981 Act included a reference to this Order; (ii) after the words "British Dependent Territories citizen" there were
inserted the words ", or as a British National (Overseas),”;
(iii) after the words "as the case may be," there were inserted the words
"a British National (Overseas) or”.
(6) Section 43 of the 1981 Act (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 para-
graph
“(c) renunciation and deprivation of the status of a British National
(Overseas).".
(7) The following provisions of the 1981 Act 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(1) (offences);
(c) sections 47 and 48 (legitimated and posthumous children).
(8) Section 50 of the 1981 Act (interpretation) shall have effect as if in para- graph (1) after the definition of "association" there were inserted the following definitions:-
"British National (Overseas)" means a person who is a British National (Overseas) under the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986, 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 1986.
(9) Section 51 of the 1981 Act (meaning of certain expressions relating to nationality in other Acts and instruments) shall have effect as if in subsection (3)—
(a) at the end of paragraph (a)(ii) there were inserted the words "or who under the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986 is a British National (Overseas)";
(b) in paragraph (b) after the words "British Dependent Territories citizen" there were inserted the words "nor a British National (Overseas)".
(10) The provisions of section 12 of the 1981 Act (renunciation) shall apply in relation to British Nationals (Overseas) and the status of a British National (Overseas) as they apply in relation to British citizens and British citizenship.
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