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(3) The said statement of reasons may be refused, or the

specification of the reasons restricted, on grounds of national

security, and the committee may refuse to furnish the statement

to a person not primarily concerned with the conclusions if of

opinion that to furnish it would be contrary to the interests

of any person primarily concerned.

Home Office.

1986.

One of Her Majesty's Principal

Secretaries of State.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This Note is not part of the Rules.)

Section 40 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (deprivation

of citizenship) is applied in relation to the status of a British

National (Overseas) by Article 7(11) of the Hong Kong (British

Nationality) Order 1986 (which comes into operation on 1st July

1987). Under that section as so applied a proposal to deprive

a person of that status may, and must on request, be referred to

a committee of inquiry. These Rules make provision for the practice

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