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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1983 No. 882

SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS

The Saint Christopher and Nevis Modification of Enactments

Order 1983

22nd June 1983

30th June 1983

Made

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19th September 1983

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 22nd day of June 1983

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas the status of association of Saint Christopher and Nevis with the United Kingdom is terminated as from the date on which this Order comes into operation and it is necessary or expedient in consequence of that event to amend or modify certain enactments as hereinafter provided:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers vested in Her in that behalf by sections 13(2) and (3) and section 14 of the West Indies Act 1967 (a), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

Citation and commencement

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Saint Christopher and Nevis Modification of Enactments Order 1983.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on 19th September 1983 (hereinafter called "the appointed day").

Consequential Modifications of British Nationality Act

2.--(1) On and after the appointed day the British Nationality Act 1981(b) (hereinafter called "the 1981 Act”) shall have effect as if-

(a) in Schedule 3 to that Act (countries whose citizens are Commonwealth citizens), under the words "Papua New Guinea" there were inserted the words "Saint Christopher and Nevis"; and

(b) in Schedule 6 to that Act (British Dependent Territories), the words

"St Christopher and Nevis” were omitted.

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(a) 1967 c. 4. (b) 1981 c. 61.

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