Consular Relations Act 1968
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13 Commonwealth and Irish consular officers.
(1) If consular officers are appointed— (a) by Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to serve in any other country within the Commonwealth or in the Republic of Ireland; or (b) by the Government of any other country within the Commonwealth or of the Republic of Ireland to serve in the United Kingdom; any enactment passed before the passing of this Act which confers any function on consular officers shall be construed in accordance with the following provisions of this section. (2) References (however expressed) in any such enactment to a consular officer shall be construed, subject to any provision made under subsection (3)(a) of this section, as not including a consular officer appointed as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of this section. (3) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision— (a) for requiring references to a consular officer in any enactment passed before the passing of this Act to be construed as including a consular officer appointed as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of this section (or as including a consular officer so appointed in any country or place specified in the Order) or for the exercise by a consular officer so appointed (or so appointed in any such country or place) of any functions conferred by the enactment on some other officer; (b) for making in the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 or the Consular Conventions Act 1949 such adaptations of any provision referring to a consular officer of a foreign State as appear to Her to be necessary or expedient to make the provision applicable to consular officers appointed as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) of this section and to dispense with any requirement as to the conclusion of a consular convention. (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13 Commonwealth and Irish consular officers.
(1) If consular officers are appointed— (a) by Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to serve in any other country within the Commonwealth or in the Republic of Ireland; or (b) by the Government of any other country within the Commonwealth or of the Republic of Ireland to serve in the United Kingdom; any enactment passed before the passing of this Act which confers any function on consular officers shall be construed in accordance with the following provisions of this section. (2) References (however expressed) in any such enactment to a consular officer shall be construed, subject to any provision made under subsection (3)(a) of this section, as not including a consular officer appointed as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of this section. (3) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision— (a) for requiring references to a consular officer in any enactment passed before the passing of this Act to be construed as including a consular officer appointed as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of this section (or as including a consular officer so appointed in any country or place specified in the Order) or for the exercise by a consular officer so appointed (or so appointed in any such country or place) of any functions conferred by the enactment on some other officer; (b) for making in the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 or the Consular Conventions Act 1949 such adaptations of any provision referring to a consular officer of a foreign State as appear to Her to be necessary or expedient to make the provision applicable to consular officers appointed as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) of this section and to dispense with any requirement as to the conclusion of a consular convention. (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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