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will need to be made prescribing the application registration fees under this Bill. If there is to be a UK element involved in the processing of these applications, then the local Ordinance will need to provide that the costs of the UK element are reimbursed to the Secretary of State. Ms Grimsey to pursue this in HK.A detailed contribution from the Bill Team will be necessary to complete this part of the Instructions.]
4.34 It is envisaged that the scheme laid before Parliament (see para. 4.4 et seq) above will deal not only with the criteria for selection but also to some extent the procedure for selection. Nevertheless, there will be a need for regulations to implement this Bill comparable to the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/2175). [Section 41(1) and (3) of the BNA is adequate for this purpose is there a policy reason for requiring these regulations to take
to take the form of a local HK measure?]
[4.35 Transitional provisions
[4.36 Commencement
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Royal Assent or appointed day?]
[4.37 Extent the Bill is to extend to the UK and HK.]
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