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A.D. 1914.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 1915.

26.(1) Nothing in this Act shall take away or abridge any power vested in, or exerciseable by, the Legislature or Government of any British Possession, or affect the operation of any law at present in force which has been passed in Legislatures exercise of such a power, or prevent any such Legislature or Government from

treating differently different classes of British subjects.

and Govern- ments of British Possessions.

Definitions.

Repeal, short title, and

commence- ment,

(2) All laws, statutes and ordinances made by the Legislature of a British Possession for imparting to any person any of the privileges of naturalization to be enjoyed by him within the limits of that Possession shall, within those limits, have the authority of law.

(3) Where any parts of His Majesty's Dominions are under both a central and a local legislature, the expression "British Possession" shall for the pur- poses of this section, include both all parts under the central legislature and each part under a local legislature: Provided that nothing in this provision shall be construed as validating any law, statute or ordinance with respect to naturaliza- tion made by any such local legislature in any case where the central legislature possesses exclusive legislative authority with respect to naturalization.

27.(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

The expression "British subject" means a person who is a natural-born British subject, or a person to whom a certificate of naturalization has been granted :

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The expression "alien" means a person who is not a British subject: The expression "certificate of naturalization means a certificate of naturalization granted under this Act or under any Act repealed by this or any other Act:

The expression" disability" means the status of being a married woman,

or a minor, lunatic, or idiot:

The expression "territorial waters" includes any port, harbour, or dock.

(2) Where in pursuance of this Act the name of a child is included in a certificate of naturalization granted to his parent, such child shall, for the pur- poses of this Act, be deemed to be a person to whom a certificate of naturaliza- ation has been granted.

28.-(1) The enactments mentioned in the Third Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that schedule.

(2) This Act may be cited as the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914.

(3) This Act shall come into operation on the first day of January nineteen hundred and fifteen.

Sections 8, 9, 19.

Section 24.

Schedules.

FIRST SCHEDULE,

LIST OF DOMINIONS,

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The Dominion of Canada.

The Commonwealth of Australia (including for the purposes of this Act the territory of Papua and Norfolk Island).

The Dominion of New Zealand.

The Union of South Africa.

New foundland.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.

“I, A.B., swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty, King George the Fifth, his Heirs and Successors, according to law."

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