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2. 74.

BILL

FOR

an Ordinance to amend the Immigration Control Ordinance (Chapter 74).

Enacted by the Legislature of Gibralter.

1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Immigration Control

2.

(Amendment) Ordirance, 1982.

(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on the 1st day of

January 1983.

Section 2 of the Immigration Control Crdinance (hereinafter

called the principal Ordinance) is amended by omitting the

definitions "Gibraltarien by birth" and "Gibraltarian woman",

and substituting the following definition:

"'Gibraltarian' means

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(a) a person who is a British citizen by virtue of registration

under section 5 of the British Nationality Act, 1981; cr

"(b) a person who is a British Deperdent Territories citizen

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by virtue of a connection with Gibralter; cr

or is registered "(c) a person tho is entitle? to be registored/ad a Gibraltariml

in the register in the Register of Gibraltarians established

under the Gibraltarian Status Ordinance;

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Gibraltarian woman' means a Gibraltarian who is a woman;"

oal of section

3.

Section 26A of the principal Ordinance is repealed.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUA

This Bill amends the Immigration Control Crdinance (Chapter 74).

The purpose of the anondment is to redefine, following the encotront

of the British Nationality Act, 1931, the term "Gibraltion", and

"Gibralterisa wonen". The definition "Gibraltarian" det.ruince who may