TNAG-0181-FCO40-217-Order-in-Council-for-evacuation-of-Hong-Kong-in-an-emergency-1968 — Page 86

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5.

6.

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

(i)

(ii)

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

in any territory administered by or under the

authority of the Government of any of those

countries.

The requisitioning of Ships Order 1955 and the Requisitioning of

Ships (Amendment) Order 1958 are revoked.

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