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between the Governments of the British possessions concerned and the Secretary of State, subject, as regards any cost to be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament, to the consent of the Treasury.
(2) Nothing in this Act shall affect any power to recover the expenses of removing or returning any prisoner or criminal lunatic from the property of such prisoner or criminal lunatic or otherwise.
British
possession to pass laws for
12. If the legislature of a British possession pass any law- Power of (a) for determining the authority by whom and the manner legislature of
in which any jurisdiction, power, or concurrence under this Act is to be exercised or given; or (b) for payment of the costs incurred in the removal, main- carrying Act
tenance, return, or sending back after discharge of into effect. a prisoner or criminal lunatic; or,
(c) for dealing in such possession with prisoners or criminal lunatics removed thereto in pursuance of this Act; or (d) for making any class of prisoners subject to removal under
this Act; or '
(e) otherwise in any manner for the carrying of this Act or any part thereof into effect as regards the said possession, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty in Council to direct that such law or any part thereof shall with or without modification or alteration be recognised, and given effect to throughout Her Majesty's dominions and on the high seas as if it were part of this Act.
Power as to making and revocation of
13. (1) It shall be lawful for Her Majesty in Council from time to time to make Orders for the purposes of this Act, and to revoke and vary any Order so made, and every Order so made shall while it is in force have the same effect as if it were enacted Council. in this Act.
(2) An Order in Council made for the purposes of this Act shall be laid before Parliament as soon as may be after it is made if Parliament is then in session, or, if not, as soon as may be after the commencement of the then next session of Parliament.
Orders in
Channel
Islands and Isle of Man. Application
of Act to British India
14. This Act shall extend to the Channel Islands and Isle of Application Man as if they were part of England and the United Kingdom. of Act to
14A.[1] (1) This Act in its application to British India shall have effect subject to the modifications specified in this section. (2) In relation to persons removed or to be removed, or returned or to be returned, from or to British India to or from any part of His Majesty's dominions outside British India, British India shall be deemed to be one British possession and, in relation to that possession, any reference to the Government, to the Governor or to the Governor in Council and any reference to the Legislature shall be construed as a reference to the Governor-General or, as the case may be, to the Indian or Federal Legislature.
Added, S.R. & O. 1937 (No. 230), p. 959 (India and Burma).]
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