Section 1 Countries to which Act applies.

United Kingdom

(1)

References in this Act to a country to which a provision of this Act applies are references to—

(a)

Canada, Australia, New Zealand, F1South Africa, . . ., India, F2Pakistan, . . . F3Ceylon F4 Ghana, F5 . . . MalaysiaF6the Republic of Cyprus, F7 . . . F8Nigeria, F9. . . F10Sierra Leone, F11 . . . F12Tanganyika or JamaicaF13Trinidad and Tobago, orF14Uganda, orF15Kenya, orF16Zanzibar, orF17Malawi, orF18Zambia, orF19Malta, orF20The Gambia, orF21Guyana, orF22Botswana, orF23Lesotho, orF24Singapore, orF25Barbados, orF26Mauritius, orF27Swaziland, orF28Tonga, orF29Fiji, orF30the Bahamas, orF31Bangladesh, orF32Solomon Islands orF33Tuvalu orF34Dominica orF35St. Lucia orF36Kiribati orF37St Vincent and the Grenadines orF38Papua New Guinea, Western Samoa and Nauru, orF39Zimbabwe orF40the New Hebrides orF41Belize orF42Antigua and Barbuda orF43Saint Christopher and NevisF44Brunei or Maldives, orF45Namibia, orF46or Cameroon or Mozambique

(b)

any country designated for the purposes of that provision by Order in Council under the next following subsection.

(2)

Where it appears to Her Majesty, as respects any country not mentioned in paragraph (a) of the foregoing subsection, that having regard toF47(a) any arrangements for common defence F48; or

(b)

any other arrangements for defence co-operation,

to which Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of that country are for the time being parties it is expedient that the following provisions of this Act, or any of those provisions, should have effect in relation to that country, Her Majesty may by Order in Council designate that country for the purposes of the provisions in question.

(3)

Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide that in so far as this Act has effect in relation to any country designated under the last foregoing subsection, it shall have effect subject to such limitations, adaptations or modifications as may be specified in the Order.

(4)

No recommendation shall be made to Her Majesty in Council to make an Order under the last foregoing subsection unless a draft thereof has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 1(1)(a) inserted (23.3.1995) by 1995 c. 3, s. 1, Sch. para. 5(1)(2)
F2: Word inserted (retrospectively: 1.10.1989) by Pakistan Act 1990 (c. 14, SIF 26:30), s. 1, Sch. para. 5
F3: Words substituted by Ghana Independence Act 1957 (c. 6), s. 4(4), Sch. 2 para. 6
F4: Words substituted by Federation of Malaya Independence Act 1957 (c. 60), s. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 4(1) as construed with Malaysia Act 1963 (c. 35), s. 3(2), Sch. 2 para. 1(a)
F5: Word repealed by Cyprus Act 1960 (c. 52), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 6
F6: Words added by Cyprus Act 1960 (c. 52), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 6
F7: Word repealed by Nigeria Independence Act 1960 (c. 55), s. 3(4), Sch. 2 para. 6
F8: Words added by Nigeria Independence Act 1960 (c. 55), s. 3(4), Sch. 2 para. 6
F9: Word repealed by Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961 (c. 16), s. 3(3), Sch. 3 para. 7
F10: Words added by Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961 (c. 16), s. 3(3), Sch. 3 para. 7
F11: Word repealed by Tanganyika Independence Act 1961 (10 & 11 Eliz. 2 c. 1), s. 3(4), Sch. 2 para. 6
F12: Words substituted by Jamaica Independence Act 1962 (c. 40), s. 3(5)(6), Sch. 2 para. 6
F13: Words added by Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962 (c. 54), s. 3(4)(5), Sch. 2 para. 6
F14: Words added by Uganda Independence Act 1962 (c. 57), s. 3(4)(5), Sch. 3 para. 6
F15: Words added by Kenya Independence Act 1963 (c. 54), s. 4(4)(5), Sch. 2 para. 6
F16: Words added by Zanzibar Act 1963 (c. 55), s. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 7
F17: Words added by Malawi Independence Act 1964 (c. 46), s. 4(4)(6), Sch. 2 para. 6
F18: Words added by Zambia Independence Act 1964 (c. 65), s. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 7
F19: Words added by Malta Independence Act 1964 (c. 86), s. 4(4)(7), Sch. 2 para. 6
F20: Words added by Gambia Independence Act 1964 (c. 93), s. 4(4)(6), Sch. 2 para. 6
F21: Words added by Guyana Independence Act 1966 (c. 14), s. 5(4)(5), Sch. 2 para. 6
F22: Words added by Botswana Independence Act 1966 (c. 23), s. 2, Sch. Pt. I para. 7
F23: Words added by Lesotho Independence Act 1966 (c. 24), s. 2(2), Sch. Pt. I para. 7
F24: Words added by Singapore Act 1966 (c. 29), s. 1, Sch. para. 4
F25: Words added by Barbados Independence Act 1966 (c. 37), s. 4(5)(6), Sch. 2 para. 6
F26: Words added by Mauritius Independence Act 1968 (c. 8), s. 4(3)(4), Sch. 2 para. 6
F27: Words added by Swaziland Independence Act 1968 (c. 56), s. 2(2), Sch. Pt. I para. 7
F28: Words added by Tonga Act 1970 (c. 22), s. 1(3), Sch. Pt. I para. 6
F29: Words added by Fiji Independence Act 1970 (c. 50), s. 4(3)(4), Sch. 2 para. 5
F30: Words added by Bahamas Independence Act 1973 (c. 27), s. 4(3)(4), Sch. 2 para. 4
F31: Words added retrospectively by Bangladesh Act 1973 (c. 49), Sch. para. 2
F32: Words added by Solomon Islands Act 1978 (c. 15, SIF 26:37A), s. 7(4), Sch. para. 3(a)
F33: Words added by Tuvalu Act 1978 (c. 20, SIF 26:44A), s. 4(3), Sch. 2 para. 3(a)
F34: Words added by S.I. 1978/1030, Sch. para. 4
F35: Words added by 1978/1899, Sch. para. 4
F36: Words added by Kiribati Act 1979 (c. 27, SIF 26:19A), s. 3(4), Sch. para. 4(a)
F37: Words added by S.I. 1979/917, Sch. para. 4
F38: Words added by Papua New Guinea, Western Samoa and Nauru (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1980 (c. 2, SIF 26:26), s. 3, Sch. para. 9
F39: Words added by S.I. 1980/701, Sch. para. 11(2)
F40: Words added by New Hebrides Act 1980 (c. 16), s. 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 4
F41: Words added by Belize Act 1981 (c. 52, SIF 26:7A), s. 3(4), Sch. 2 para. 3(a)
F42: Words added by S.I. 1981/1105, Sch. para. 1
F43: Words added by S.I. 1983/882, Sch. para. 3
F44: Words added by Brunei and Maldives Act 1985 (c. 3, SIF 26:9A), s. 1, Sch. para. 6
F45: Words in s. 1(1)(a) added (retrospective to 21. 3. 1990) by Namibia Act 1991 (c. 4, SIF 26:25A), s. 1, Sch. para. 4 (with s. 2(2))
F46: S. 1(1)(a): Words inserted (7.1.2003) by 2002 c. 39, ss. 2, 4(2), Sch. 2 para. 3(1)
F47: Word in s. 1(2) inserted (1.10.1996) by 1996 c. 46, s. 33(a); S.I. 1996/2474, art. 2
F48: Words in s. 1(2)(b) substituted (1.10.1996) by 1996 c. 46, s. 33(b); S.I. 1996/2474, art. 2

Notes on Part I

Modifications

C1

Pt. I extended by Finance Act 1960 (c. 44), s. 73(4)

Pt. I (ss. 1-12) excluded (1.5.2000) by S.R. 2000/93, reg. 3