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The Visiting Forces Act (Application to Colonies) Order 1954

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10.  In sub-section (1) of section 12 —

(a)the definition of “Her Majesty's ships or aircraft” shall be omitted;

(b)the definition of “home forces” shall be omitted and the following definition shall be inserted immediately after the definition of “service law”:—

‘‘“United Kingdom forces” means any of the forces of Her Majesty raised in the United Kingdom and for the time being serving in the Territory ’.’ means any of the forces of Her Majesty raised in the United Kingdom and for the time being serving in the Territory ’.

(c)immediately before the definition of “member” there shall be inserted the following definition:—

“Local forces” means any of the forces raised in a colony, a protectorate or protected state within the meaning of the British Nationality Act, 1948 , or a United Kingdom trust territory as defined in that Act and includes any police force or other body raised in the Territory which, by virtue of any law of the Territory, has become a naval, military or air force;

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