deport an alien and a right to be represented for this purpose before the competent authority,
The Government of the United Kingdom reserve the right not to apply or not to apply in full the guarantee of free legal assistance in sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph 3 of Article 14 insofar as the shortage of legal practitioners renders the application of this guarantee impossible in the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Falkland Islands, the Gilbert Islands, the Fitcairn Islands Group, St Helena and Dependencies and Tuvalu.
The Government of the United Kingdom interpret Article 20 consistently with the rights conferred by Articles 19 and 21 of the Covenant and having legislated in matters of practical concern in the interests of public order (ordre public) reserve the right not to introduce any further legislation. The United Kingdom also rescrve a similar right in regard to each of its dependent territories,
The Government of the United Kingdom reserve the right to postpone the application of paragraph 3 of Article 23 in regard to a small number of customary marriages in the
Solomon Islands.
The Government of the United Kingdom reseve the right to enact such nationality legislation as they may deem necessary from time to time to resave the acquisition and possession of citizenship under such legislation to those having suffic ient connection with the United Kingdom or any of its dependent territories and accordingly their acceptance of Article 24.3 and of the other provisions of the Covenant is subject to the provisions of any such legislation.
The Government of the United Kingdom reserve the right not to apply sub-paragraph (b) of Article 25 insofar as it may require the establishment of an elected Executive or Legis- lative Council in Hong Kong and sub-paragraph (c) of
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