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(6)

FOR THE FIRST TIME THERE WERE INSERTED THE WORDS

'OR AS A BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS),

(II) AFTER THE WORDS 'BRITISH SUBJECT' WHERE THEY APPEAR

FOR THE SECOND TIME THERE WERE INSERTED THE WORDS

'OR A BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)'.

SECTION 43 (EXERCISE OF FUNCTIONS OF SECRETARY OF STATE

BY GOVERNORS AND OTHERS) SHALL HAVE EFFECT AS IF

(A) ANY REFERENCE IN IT TO THE 1981 ACT INCLUDED A

REFERENCE TO THIS ORDER:

(B) IN SUBSECTION (1)(B) AT THE END THERE WERE INSERTED

THE WORDS AND IN CASES CONCERNING BRITISH NATIONALS (OVERSEAS)

OR THE STATUS OF A BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)':

(C) IN SUBSECTION (2) AT THE END THERE WERE INSERTED THE

FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH:

'(C) RENUNCIATION AND DEPRIVATION OF THE STATUS OF A

BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)

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(7) THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS SHALL HAVE EFFECT AS IF ANY

REFERENCE IN THEM TO THE 1981 ACT INCLUDED A REFERENCE TO THIS

ORDER, NAMELY

(A) SECTION 45 (EVIDENCE):

(B) SECTION 46 (OFFENCES AND PROCEEDINGS) :

(C) SECTIONS 47 AND 48 (LEGITIMATED AND POSTHUMOUS

CHILDREN).

(8) SECTION 50 (INTERPRETATION) SHALL HAVE EFFECT AS IF IN

PARAGRAPH (1) AFTER THE DEFINITION OF 'ASSOCIATION' THERE WERE

INSERTED THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS:

4;

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'BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)' MEANS A PERSON WHO IS A

BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) UNDER THE HONG KONG

(BRITISH NATIONALITY) ORDER 1985, AND 'STATUS OF A

BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)' SHALL BE CONSTRUED

ACCORDINGLY:

'BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZEN' INCLUDES A PERSON WHO IS A

BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZEN UNDER THE HONG KONG (BRITISH

NATIONALITY) ORDER 1985.

SECTION 51 (MEANING OF CERTAIN EXPRESSIONS RELATING TO

NATIONALITY IN OTHER ACTS AND INSTRUMENTS) SHALL HAVE EFFECT AS

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