Paragraph 2 Designated Commonwealth countries and United Kingdom dependencies.

The Governor may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, by order designate for the purposes of section 1 of this Act any country for the time being mentioned in Schedule 3 to the British Nationality Act 1981^f1 (countries whose citizens are Commonwealth citizens), or any other country within the Commonwealth; and any country so designated is in this Act referred to as a designated Commonwealth country.

In this Act the expression “United Kingdom dependency” means any colony (not being a colony for whose external relations a country other than the United Kingdom is responsible).

The Governor may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, by order direct that this Act shall have effect in relation to the return of persons to, or in relation to persons returned from, the United Kingdom, any designated Commonwealth country, the Republic of Ireland or any United Kingdom dependency subject to such exceptions, adaptations or modifications as may be specified in the order.

For the purposes of any order under subsection (1) of this section, any territory for the external relations of which a Commonwealth country is responsible may be treated as part of that country or, if the Government of that country so requests, as a separate country.