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[47 & 48 Vict. c. 31]

Application of Act to

place under

Colonial Prisoners Removal

[A.D. 1554

(3) In relation to persons removed or to be removed, or returned or to be returned, from or to one Province in British India to or from another Province in British India, each Province shall be deemed to be a separate British possession; any

reference to the Government or to the Governor in Council and any reference to the Legislature shall, in relation to a Governor's Province, be construed as a reference to the Gove.or or, as the case may be, to the Provincial Legislature; and any reference to the Government, the Governor or the Governor in Council and any reference to the Legislature shall, in relation to a Chief Commissioner's Province, be construed as a reference to the Governor-General or, as the case may be, to the Indian or Federal Legislature.

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15. It shall be lawful for Her Majesty in Council from time to time to direct that this Act shall apply, as if, subject to the conditions, exceptions, and qualifications (if any) contained in foreign juris- the Order, any place out of Her Majesty's dominions in which Her Majesty has jurisdiction, and which is named in the Order, were a British possession and part of Her Majesty's domini:ns. and to provide for carrying into effect such application.

diction Acts.

Savings. 44 & 45 Vict. c. 58.

32 & 33 Vict.

16. (1) Nothing in this Act shall affect the provisions of the Army Act, 1881.

(2) This Act shall not affect any agreement made either before or after the passing of this Act under the Colonial Prisoners Removal Act, 1869, nor any provisions contained in the Lunatics 14 & 15 Vict. Removal (India) Act, 1851.

C. 10.

c. 81.

Application

of Act to existing

17. This Act shall apply to a prisoner who has been convicted, and to a criminal lunatic who has become a criminal lunatic, before the passing of this Act, in like manner as if he had been prisoners and convicted and become a criminal lunatic after the commencement criminal

of this Act.

lunatics.

Definitions.

18. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, [1 and subject, as respects India, to the provisions of section fourteen A. of this Act,] the following expressions have the following meanings; that is to say,

The expression "British possession" does not include any place within the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands, but includes all other territories and places being part of Her Majesty's dominions, and all territories and places within Her Majesty's dominions which are not part of India and are under one legislature shall be deemed to be one British possession,

The expression "legislature" where there are local legislatures, as well as a central legislature, means the central legislature only, .

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