Article 25 insofar as it relates to jury service in the
Isle of Man.
Lasly the Government of the United Kingdom declare that the provisions of the Covenant shall not apply to Southern Rhodesia unless and until they inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations that they are in a position to ensure that the obligations imposed by the Covenant in respect of that territory can be fully implemented.
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Firstly the Government of the United Kingdom maintain their declaration in respect of Article 1 made at the time of signature of the Covenant.
The Government of the United Kingdom declare that for the purposes of Article 2.3 the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Gilbert Islands, the Pitcairn Islands Group, St Helena and Dependencies, the Turks and Caicos islands and Tuvalu are developing countries.
The Government of the United Kingdom reserve the right to interpret Article 6 as not precluding the imposition of restrictions, basd on place of birth or residence qualifications, on the taking of employment in any particular region or territory for the purpose of safe- guarding the employment opportunities of workers in that region or territory.
The Government of the United Kingdom reserve the right to postpone the application of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph (a) of Article 7, insofar as it concerns the provision of equal pay to men and women for equal work in the private sector in Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Bermuda, Hong Kong and the Solomon Islands.
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