Brunei and Maldives Act 1985

1985 CHAPTER 3

An Act to make provision in connection with the admission of Brunei and Maldives to membership of the Commonwealth.

[11th March 1985]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Amendments consequential on membership of Commonwealth. U.K.

The enactments specified in the Schedule to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified, being amendments consequential on the admission of Brunei and Maldives to membership of the Commonwealth.

2 Short title. U.K.

This Act may be cited as the Brunei and Maldives Act 1985.

SCHEDULE U.K. Amendments of Enactments

Shipping U.K.

F1 1 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. para. 1 repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with ss. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)

2 U.K. In the M1 Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act 1934 the expression “British ship to which this Act applies” shall not include a British ship registered in Brunei or Maldives.

Marginal Citations

M1 1934 c. 49.

Commonwealth Institute U.K.

F2 3 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. para. 3 repealed (7.1.2003) by 2002 c. 39, s. 1. Sch. 3

The Services U.K.

F3 4 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. para. 4 repealed (28.3.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 17; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

Visiting forces U.K.

5 U.K. In the M2 Visiting Forces (British Commonwealth) Act 1933 section 4 (attachment of personnel and mutual powers of command) shall apply in relation to forces raised in Brunei or Maldives as it applies to forces raised in Dominions within the meaning of the M3 Statute of Westminster 1931.

Marginal Citations

M2 1933 c. 6.

M3 1931 c. 4 (22 & 23 Geo. 5).

6 U.K. In the M4 Visiting Forces Act 1952, in section 1(1)(a) (countries to which the Act applies), at the end there shall be added the words “ Brunei or Maldives, or ”; and any Order in Council under section 8 of that Act for the time being in force (applying to visiting forces the law relating to home forces) shall be deemed to apply to the visiting forces of Brunei and Maldives until express provision with respect to those countries is made under that section.

Marginal Citations

M4 1952 c. 67.

Offices, shops and railway premises U.K.

7 U.K. In section 84(2) of the M5 Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 and section 78(2) of the M6 Office and Shop Premises Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (exclusion of visiting forces from Act), before the words “and any country” there shall be inserted the words “ , Brunei, Maldives ”.

Marginal Citations

M5 1963 c. 41.

M6 1966 c. 26 (N.I.).

Nationality U.K.

8 U.K. In Schedule 3 to the M7 British Nationality Act 1981 (countries whose citizens are Commonwealth citizens), after the word “Malaysia” there shall be inserted the word “ Maldives ”.

Marginal Citations

M7 1981 c. 61.