Supplementary

8Short title, commencement and extent

1

This Act may be cited as the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

2

The following provisions of this Act are to come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint—

a

sections 3 to 5 and Schedule 1,

b

section 6, and

c

section 7 and Schedule 2, so far as relating to the British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983 (c. 6).

3

An order under subsection (2) may—

a

appoint different days for different purposes, and

b

include such transitional provision as the Secretary of State considers expedient.

4

This Act extends to—

a

the United Kingdom,

b

the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, and

c

the British overseas territories.