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Malawi Independence Act 1964

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Fully responsible status of Malawi

  3. 2.Consequential modifications of British Nationality Acts

  4. 3.Retention of citizenship of United Kingdom and Colonies by certain citizens of Malawi

  5. 4.Consequential modification of other enactments

  6. 5.Judicial Committee of Privy Council

  7. 6.Divorce jurisdiction

  8. 7.Interpretation

  9. 8.Short title

  10. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Legislative Powers in Malawi

      1. 1.The Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865 shall not apply to...

      2. 2.No law and no provision of any law made on...

      3. 3.Any legislature established for Malawi shall have full power to...

      4. 4.Without prejudice to the generality of the preceding provisions of...

      5. 5.Nothing in this Act shall confer on any legislature established...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Amendments not Affecting the Law of Malawi

      1. Diplomatic immunities

        1. 1.In section 461 of the Income Tax Act 1952 (exemption...

        2. 2.In section 1(6) of the Diplomatic Immunities (Commonwealth Countries and...

        3. 3.In section 1(5) of the Diplomatic Immunities (Conferences with Commonwealth...

      2. Financial

        1. 4.In section 2 of the Import Duties Act 1958—

      3. Visiting forces

        1. 5.In the Visiting Forces (British Commonwealth) Act 1933, section 4...

        2. 6.In the Visiting Forces Act 1952— (a) in section 1(1)(a)...

      4. Ships and aircraft

        1. 7.In section 427(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, as...

        2. 8.In the proviso to section 6(2) of the Merchant Shipping...

        3. 9.In the definition of " excepted ship or aircraft" in...

        4. 10.The Ships and Aircraft (Transfer Restriction) Act 1939 shall not...

        5. 11.In the Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act 1934, the expression "...

        6. 12.In section 2(7)(b) of the Civil Aviation (Licensing) Act 1960,...

      5. Copyright

        1. 13.If the Copyright Act 1911, so far as in force...

      6. Commonwealth Institute

        1. 14.In section 8(2) of the Imperial Institute Act 1925, as...

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