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ons under the Charter (in particular, un- cles 1, 2 and 73 thereof) their obliga- der the Charter shall prevail.

dly, the Government of the United Kingdom that:

In relation to Article 14 of the Covenant, t reserve the right not to apply, or not in full, the guarantee of free legal as- contained in sub-paragraph (d) of para- in so far as the shortage of legal prac- s and other considerations render the ap- on of this guarantee in British Honduras,

St. Helena impossible;

In relation to Article 23 of the Covenant, to apply the ist reserve the right not

in so far as it entence of paragraph 4

any inequality which may arise from the on of the law of domicile;

In relation to Article 25 of the Covenant, st reserve the right not to apply: Sub-paragraph (b) in

it as

may an elected

far So require the establishment of legislature in Hong Kong and the introduc- tion of equal suffrage, as between differ-

electoral

for ent

Fiji; and

rolls,

elections

in

it applies

Sub-paragraph (c) in so far as

married of

to jury service in the Isle of Man and to women in the the employment Civil Service of Northern Ireland, Fiji, and Hong Kong.

ly, the Government of the United Kingdom that the provisions of the Covenant shall ply to Southern Rhodesia unless and until nform the Secretary-General of the United

in that they are a position to he obligations imposed by the Covenant in t of that territory can be fully implement-

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atification:

ensure

stly the Government of the United Kingdom in their declaration in respect of arti-

made at

of signature of the time

nt.

the

Government of the United Kingdom reserve of and persons ight to apply to members g with the armed forces of the Crown and to s lawfully detained in penal establishments atever character such laws and procedures as may from time to time deem to be necessary service and custodial the

preservation of line and their acceptance of the provisions e Covenant is subject to such restrictions y for these purposes from time to time be rised by law.

n

›

who

y

ere at any time there is a lack of suitable facilities or where the mixing of adults

to juveniles is deemed be mutually benefi- the Government of the United Kingdom re- the right not to apply article 10(2)(b) and so far as those provisions require juve- are detained to be accommodated sepa-

and

to not

apply article from adults, (a) in Gibraltar, Montserrat and the Turks

Islands in Caicos

it requires gation of accused and convicted persons. he Government of the United Kingdom reserve right not to apply article 11 in Jersey. he Government of the United Kingdom reserve right to interpret the provisions of article

SO

far

as

12(1) relating to the territory of a State as ap- lying separately to each of the territories com- prising the United Kingdom and its dependencies.

"The Government of the United Kingdom reserve the right to continue to apply such immigration legislation governing entry into, stay in and de- parture from the United Kingdom as they may deem necessary from time to time and, accordingly,

12(4) article

and of their

the acceptance of

is subject to other provisions of the Covenant the provisions of any such legislation as regards persons not at the time having the right under the law of the United Kingdom to enter and remain in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom also a similar right in regard to each of its dependent territories.

"The Government of the United Kingdom reserve the right not to apply article 13 in Hong Kong in

far

it

review of confers a right of decision to deport an alien and a right to be represented for this purpose before the competent authority.

reserves

So

So

as

"The Government of the United Kingdom reserve the right not to apply or not to apply in full in of

assistance the

free guarantee

legal sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph 3 of article 14 in far as the shortage of legal practitioners renders the application of this guarantee impos- sible in the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Falkland Islands, the Gilbert Is- lands, the Pitcairn Islands Group, St. Helena and Dependencies and Tuvalu.

"The Government of the United Kingdom interpret article 20 consistently with the rights conferred by articles 19 and 21 of the Covenant and having legislated in matters of practical concern in the interests of public order (ordre public) reserve the right not to introduce any further legisla- reserve a similar tion. The United Kingdom also right in regard to each of its dependent terri- tories.

"The Government of the United Kingdom reserve the right to postpone the application of para- graph 3 of article 23 in regard to a small number of customary marriages in the Solomon Islands.

"The Government of the United Kingdom reserve the right to enact such nationality legislation as they may deem necessary from time to time to reserve the acquisition and possession of citi- zenship under such legislation to those having sufficient connection with the United Kingdom or any of its dependent territories and accordingly the and of their acceptance of article 24(3) other provisions of the Covenant is subject to the provisions of any such legislation.

"The Government of the United Kingdom reserve the right not to apply sub-paragraph (b) of ar- ticle 25 in so far as it may require the estab- lishment of

or Legislative an elected Executive Council in Hong Kong and sub-paragraph (c) of ar- ticle 25 in so far as it relates to jury service in the Isle of Man.

"Lastly, the Government of the United Kingdom declare that the provisions of the Covenant shall not apply to Southern Rhodesia unless and until they inform the Secretary-General of the United

in Nations that they are a position to that the obligations imposed by the Covenant in respect of that territory can be fully implement-

ed."

ensure