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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-hong-kong-selection-scheme-order-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/2292",
  "legislation_title": "The British Nationality (Hong Kong) (Selection Scheme) Order 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-hong-kong-selection-scheme-order-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BRITISH NATIONALITY\nMade 20th November 1990\nComing into force 1st December 1990\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 20th day of November 1990\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas the Governor of Hong Kong has, in pursuance of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990, submitted to the Secretary of State a scheme for the purposes of section 1(1) of that Act\nAnd whereas paragraph 2 of that Schedule provides that the scheme set out in an Order in Council under the Schedule shall, in the case of the first Order to be made under it, be a scheme submitted to the Secretary of State by the Governor of Hong Kong with such modifications (if any) as the Secretary of State may think necessary or expedient:\nAnd whereas the scheme set out in the Schedule to this Order is the scheme so submitted without any modifications:\nAnd whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by Schedule 1 to the said Act of 1990, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 34."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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