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FOREIGN COMPENSATION

Made 11th November 1980

Laid before Parliament 19th November 1980

Coming into Operation 5th January 1981

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of November 1980

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas it appears to Her Majesty expedient to provide, in case agreement is reached between Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the People's Republic of China for the payment of compensation by the latter Government, for the registration, investigation and determination by the Foreign Compensation Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”) of claims to such compensation, and for the making of reports by the Commission with respect to such claims:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in that behalf vested in Her Majesty by section 3 of the Foreign Compensation Act 1950^f1 is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—