While the Act provides for the acquisition of British citizenship by 50,000 heads of households, Schedule 1 to the Act requires that the detailed methods of selection be set out in an Order in Council. The Order will be made by Her Majesty in Council, following positive resolution by both Houses of Parliament. A copy of the draft Order is at Annex E.
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The
i.e. 50,000 intended to 1997.
Order covers the allocation of all the places, heads of household, under the scheme and is be in force until the expiry of the Act on 1 July other words, there would be no need to revert to Parliament for further authority on the implementation of the scheme.
In
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set out in the draft order, provides make recommendations in respect of classes of applicants within a
The scheme, as that the Governor may persons falling within four quota prescribed as follows -
(a) General Occupational Class
(previously known as the
General Allocation Section)
36,200
(b)
Disciplined Services Class
7,000
(previously known as the
Disciplined Services Section)
(c)
Sensitive Service Class
6,300
(previously known as the
Sensitive Service Section)
(d)
Entrepreneurs Class
500
(previously known as the
Key Entrepreneurs Section
(Total)
50,000
(a) General Occupational Class (GOC)
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Part II of the draft Order makes provision for the General Occupational Class. It provides for applicants to be recommended according to the number of points allocated to them within the quota prescribed for the occupational group applicable to them. As explained to Members previously, the points system will be as follows -
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