TNAG-0181-FCO40-217-Order-in-Council-for-evacuation-of-Hong-Kong-in-an-emergency-1968 — Page 20

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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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