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for Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom appointed

to that country, and includes the acting High Commissioner.

(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise

requires, any reference to a Regulation or Schedule shall be

construed as a reference to a Regulation contained in these

Regulations or, as the case may be, to a Schedule thereto;

and any reference in a Regulation to a paragraph shall

be construed as a reference to a paragraph of that Regulation.

REGISTRATION

PART II

Applications

3. Any application for registration as a British National

(Overseas) under the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986 (a)

shall

(a) be made to the appropriate authority specified in

Regulation 4; and

(b) satisfy the requirements of Part I and, if made on

behalf of a person not of full age or capacity,

Part II of Schedule 1.

Authority to whom application is to be made

4.-(1) The authority to whom an application is to be made

is as follows:-

(a)

(b)

if the applicant is in Great Britain or Northern

Ireland, to the Secretary of State at the Home Office;

if the applicant is in any of the Islands, to the

Lieutenant-Governor;

(a) S.I. 1986/948.

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