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therein to section 2(1)(c) or (d) as then in force.
(9A) A person is within subsection (9) above if-
(a) he is not a British citizen; or (b) he claims to be a British citizen by virtue of section 9(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981 on the ground that immediately before the commence- ment of that Act he had the right of abode in the United Kingdom by virtue of section 2(1)(c) or section 2(2) of this Act, as then in force.".
(4) For so much of section 13(3) as precedes the words "and a person" (restriction of right of appeal against decision that leave to enter the United Kingdom is required) there shall be sub- stituted-
(3) A person within section 3(9) above who does not hold a certificate of entitlement shall not be entitled to appeal on the ground that he has the right of abode in the United Kingdom against a decision that he requires leave to enter the United Kingdom unless--
(a) he claims to be a British citizen and produces (or is present when there is produced) a United King- dom passport describing him as such a citizen or a United Kingdom passport describing him as a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies having the right of abode in the United Kingdom; or (b) in the case of such a woman as is mentioned in paragraph (b) of section 3(9) above, she shows that immediately before the commencement of the British Nationality Act 1981 she satisfied the con- ditions specified in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of that paragraph;
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(5) Schedule 4 (which contains further amendments of the Immigration Act 1971) shall have effect.
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(6) In section 90 of the Mental Health Act 1959 and section 1959 c. 72. 35 82 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960 (removal of non- 1960 c. 61.
patrial in-patients to places outside the United Kingdom), for the words from "any patient" to " 1971 and " (which were sub- stituted for "any person being an alien" by section 30(1) of the Immigration Act 1971) there shall be substituted " any patient 40 who is neither a British citizen nor a Commonwealth citizen having the right of abode in the United Kingdom by virtue of section 2(1)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971, being a patient".
(7) A certificate of patriality issued under the Immigration Act 1971 and in force immediately before commencement shall 45 have effect after commencement as if it were a certificate of entitlement issued under that Act as amended by this section,