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2.(1) HER MAJESTY MAY BY ORDER IN COUNCIL MAKE PROVISION

WHEREBY-

(A) BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENSHIP CANNOT BE RETAINED

OR ACQUIRED ON OR AFTER THE RELEVANT DATE BY VIRTUE OF A

CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG:

(B)

AND

PERSONS WHO ARE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS BY

VIRTUE OF ANY SUCH CONNECTION MAY BEFORE THAT DATE (OR BEFORE

THE END OF 1997 IF BORN IN THAT YEAR BEFORE THE RELEVANT DATE)

ACQUIRE SUCH NEW FORM OF BRITISH NATIONALITY AS IS SPECIFIED

IN THE ORDER.

(2) AN ORDER UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH MAY REQUIRE APPLICATIONS IN

RESPECT OF THE NEW STATUS MENTIONED IN SUB PARAGRAPH (1)(B)

ABOVE TO BE MADE BEFORE SUCH TIME OR TIMES AS ARE SPECIFIED IN

THE ORDER AND MAY MAKE PROVISION WHEREBY THAT STATUS IS TO BE

HELD ON AND AFTER THE RELEVANT DATE ONLY BY PERSONS WHO ARE

BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THAT

DATE.

(3) AN ORDER UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH MAY MAKE PROVISION FOR THE

AVOIDANCE OF STATELESSNESS AND MAY CONTAIN SUCH SUPPLEMENTARY,

TRANSITIONAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS AS APPEAR TO HER

MAJESTY TO BE NECESSARY OR EXPEDIENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE

ORDER, INCLUDING PROVISIONS AMENDING THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT

1981 AND ANY OTHER ENACTMENT.

(4) NO ORDER SHALL BE MADE UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH UNLESS A DRAFT

OF IT HAS BEEN LAID BEFORE AND APPROVED BY A RESOLUTION OF EACH

HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT.

ADAPTATION OF LAW

3.(1) HER MAJESTY MAY BEFORE THE RELEVANT DATE BY ORDER IN

COUNCIL MAKE SUCH PROVISION AS APPEARS TO HER MAJESTY TO BE

NECESSARY OR EXPEDIENT IN CONSEQUENCE OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH

THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1(1) OF THIS ACT-

(A)

FOR REPEALING OR AMENDING ANY ENACTMENT SO FAR AS IT IS

PART OF THE LAW OF HONG KONG: AND

(B) FOR ENABLING THE LEGISLATURE OF HONG KONG TO REPEAL OR

AMEND ANY ENACTMENT SO FAR AS IT IS PART OF THAT LAW AND TO MAKE

LAWS HAVING EXTRA-TERRITORIAL OPERATION.

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