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7. SCHEDULE

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PARAGRAPHS TWO AND THREE: NATIONALITY AND ADAPTATION OF LAW

NOTES ON AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT NUMBERS

Dr John Marek

Schedule, page 2, line 25, leave out "may" and insert

"shali".

Dr John Marek

Schedule, page 2, line 35, leave out "may" and insert

"shall".

Dr John Marek

Schedule, page 3, line 1, leave out "may" and insert "shall".

ACTUAL TEXT

(3) An Order under this paragraph may make provision for the

avoidance of statelessness and may contain such sunn lementary,

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.

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3.- (1) Her Majesty may before the relevant date by Order in Council 35

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-

(2) Her Majesty may before, on or after 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 for repealing or amending, so

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