# The United Kingdom Forces (Jurisdiction of Colonial Courts) (Amendment) Order 1990, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order adds the Virgin Islands to the list of overseas territories to which the United Kingdom Forces (Jurisdiction of Colonial Courts) Order 1965 (S.I. 1965/1203) (which provides for withdrawing the jurisdiction of the civil courts of certain overseas territories to try members of Her Majesty’s forces or of a civilian component of those forces for certain offences) extends.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/239/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/united-kingdom-forces-jurisdiction-of-colonial-courts-amendment-order-1990/note
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