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PART V

1978 c. 15.

1870 c. 14.

1971 c. 77.

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British Nationality

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British protected person means a person who is a mem- ber of any class of persons declared to be British pro- tected persons by an Order in Council for the time being in force under section 35 or is a British pro tected person by virtue of the Solomon Islands Act 5 5 1978;

commencement", without more, means the commence-

ment of this Act;

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British Nationality

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the Islands means the Channel Islands and the Isle

of Man;

minor means a person who has not attained the age of

eighteen years;

"prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made under

section 38;

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settled

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"Commonwealth citizen" means a person who has the

status of a Commonwealth citizen under this Act;

Crown service" means the service of the Crown, whether

within Her Majesty's dominions or elsewhere; "Crown service under the government of the United King- dom means Crown service under Her Majesty's gov- ernment in the United Kingdom or under Her Majesty's 15 15 government in Northern Ireland;

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dependent territory means a colony or associated state

mentioned in Schedule 6;

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enactment" includes an enactment comprised in Northern

Ireland legislation;

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'foreign country means a country other than the United Kingdom, a dependent territory, a country mentioned in Schedule 3 and the Republic of Ireland;

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the former nationality Acts " means----

(a) the British Nationality Acts 1948 to 1965; (b) the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Acts 1914 to 1943; and

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(c) any Act repealed by the said Acts of 1914 to 1943 or by the Naturalization Act 1870; Governor ", in relation to a dependent territory, includes 30* the officer for the time being administering the govern- ment of that territory;

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High Commissioner includes an acting High Commis-

sioner; "immigration laws

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shall be construed in accordance with subsection

ship" includes a hovercraft;

'statutory provision means any enactment or any pro-

vision contained in--

(a) subordinate legislation (as defined in section 21(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978); or

(b) any instrument of a legislative character made under any Northern Ireland legislation; "the United Kingdom means Great Britain, Northern

Ireland and the Islands, taken together;

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United Kingdom consulate means the office of a con- sular officer of Her Majesty's government in the United Kingdom where a register of births is kept or, where there is no such office, such office as may be prescribed.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), references in this Act to a per- son being settled in the United Kingdom or in a dependent 25 territory are references to his being ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom or, as the case may be, in that territory with- out being subject under the immigration laws to any restriction on the period for which he may remain.

(3) A person is not to be regarded for the purposes of this

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(a) in relation to the United Kingdom, means the Immigration Act 1971 and any law for purposes similar to that Act which is for the time being or has at any time been in force in any part of the 40 United Kingdom;

(b) in relation to a dependent territory, means any law for purposes similar to the Immigration Act 1971 which is for the time being or has at any time been in force in that territory;

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(a) as having been settled in the United Kingdom at any time when he was entitled to an exemption under section 8(3) or (4)(b) or (c) of the Immigration Act 1971 c. 77. 1971 or, unless the order under section 8(2) of that Act conferring the exemption in question provides otherwise, to an exemption under the said section 8(2), or to any corresponding exemption under the former immigration laws; or

(b) as having been settled in a dependent territory at any time when he was under the immigration laws en- titled to any exemption corresponding to any such exemption as is mentioned in paragraph (a) (that para- graph being for the purposes of this paragraph read as if the words from unless to "otherwise' were omitted).

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