Naval Discipline Act 1957

127Protectorates, protected states, trust territories and federated territories

(1)This Act shall apply in relation to any of the following, that is to say—

(a)any territory under Her Majesty's protection ;

(b)any territory for the time being administered by Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom under the trusteeship system of the United Nations ;

(c)any country or territory consisting of two or more of any of the following units, namely colonies, territories under Her Majesty's protection or territories administered as aforesaid,

as it applies in relation to a colony; and references in this Act to Her Majesty's dominions shall be construed as including references to any such territory as is described in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this subsection.

(2)Any reference in this Act to the law of a colony shall include, in relation to any two or more units described in paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section which are under a central legislature, references to law made by that legislature.

(3)Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this section, references in this Act to Her Majesty's forces or to the armed forces of the Crown (other than references to Her Majesty's naval forces) shall include references to the armed forces of the Federation of Malaya, and references in this Act to Her Majesty's service or to the service or naval service of Her Majesty shall include references to the service or naval service of that Federation.