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British Nationality Act 1981

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52 Consequential amendments, transitional provisions, repeals and savings.

(1) In any enactment or instrument whatever passed or made before commencement, for any reference to section 1(3) of the 1948 Act (list of countries whose citizens are Commonwealth citizens under that Act) there shall be substituted a reference to Schedule 3 to this Act, unless the context makes that substitution inappropriate. (2) Subject to subsection (3), Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such consequential modifications of— (a) any enactment of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed before commencement; (b) any provision contained in any Northern Ireland legislation passed or made before commencement; or (c) any instrument made before commencement under any such enactment or provision, as appear to Her necessary or expedient for preserving after commencement the substantive effect of that enactment, provision or instrument. (3) Subsection (2) shall not apply in relation to— (a) the Immigration Act 1971; or (b) any provision of this Act not contained in Schedule 7. (4) Any Order in Council made under subsection (2) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. (5) Any provision made by Order in Council under subsection (2) after commencement may be made with retrospective effect as from commencement or any later date. (6) The enactments specified in Schedule 7 shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified, being amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act. (7) This Act shall have effect subject to the transitional provisions contained in Schedule 8. (8) The enactments mentioned in Schedule 9 are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule. (9) Without prejudice to section 51, nothing in this Act affects the operation, in relation to any time before commencement, of any statutory provision passed or made before commencement. (10) Nothing in this Act shall be taken as prejudicing the operation of sections 16 and 17 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (which relate to the effect of repeals). (11) In this section “modifications” includes additions, omissions and alterations.

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52 Consequential amendments, transitional provisions, repeals and savings.

(1) In any enactment or instrument whatever passed or made before commencement, for any reference to section 1(3) of the 1948 Act (list of countries whose citizens are Commonwealth citizens under that Act) there shall be substituted a reference to Schedule 3 to this Act, unless the context makes that substitution inappropriate. (2) Subject to subsection (3), Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such consequential modifications of— (a) any enactment of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed before commencement; (b) any provision contained in any Northern Ireland legislation passed or made before commencement; or (c) any instrument made before commencement under any such enactment or provision, as appear to Her necessary or expedient for preserving after commencement the substantive effect of that enactment, provision or instrument. (3) Subsection (2) shall not apply in relation to— (a) the Immigration Act 1971; or (b) any provision of this Act not contained in Schedule 7. (4) Any Order in Council made under subsection (2) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. (5) Any provision made by Order in Council under subsection (2) after commencement may be made with retrospective effect as from commencement or any later date. (6) The enactments specified in Schedule 7 shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified, being amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act. (7) This Act shall have effect subject to the transitional provisions contained in Schedule 8. (8) The enactments mentioned in Schedule 9 are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule. (9) Without prejudice to section 51, nothing in this Act affects the operation, in relation to any time before commencement, of any statutory provision passed or made before commencement. (10) Nothing in this Act shall be taken as prejudicing the operation of sections 16 and 17 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (which relate to the effect of repeals). (11) In this section “modifications” includes additions, omissions and alterations.

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