Pakistan Act 1990

1990 CHAPTER 14

An Act to make provision in connection with the re-admission of Pakistan as a member of the Commonwealth.

[29th June 1990]

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 Consequential provisions relating to Pakistan. U.K.

The provisions in the Schedule to this Act shall have effect, being amendments and other provisions consequential on the re-admission of Pakistan as a member of the Commonwealth.

2 Short title, repeals and commencement. U.K.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Pakistan Act 1990.

(2) The Pakistan Acts 1973 and 1974 are hereby repealed.

(3) This Act shall be deemed to have come into force on 1st October 1989.

Section 1.

SCHEDULES U.K. Consequential provisions relating to Pakistan

Commonwealth Institute U.K.

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

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. para. 1 repealed (7.1.2003) by 2002 c. 39, ss. 3, 4, Sch. 3

Imperial War Museum U.K.

2 (1) In the Schedule to the M1 Imperial War Museum Act 1920 in paragraph (1) for the words “nineteen other members” there shall be substituted the words “ twenty other members ” and in the first and second columns of the Table in that paragraph after the entries relating to the Government of India there shall be inserted “ 1 ” and “ the Government of Pakistan ” respectively. U.K.

(2) The above amendments are without prejudice to the power to vary the said paragraph (1) conferred by section 1 of the M2 Imperial War Museum Act 1955.

Marginal Citations

M1 1920 c. 16.

M2 1955 c. 14.

The Services U.K.

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

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. para. 3 repealed (28.3.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act (2006 c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 17; S.I. 2009/812, art.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), S.I.2009/1167, art. 4

Visiting forces U.K.

4 U.K. In the M3 Visiting Forces (British Commonwealth) Act 1933 section 4 (attachment of personnel and mutual powers of command) shall apply in relation to forces raised in Pakistan as it applies to forces raised in Dominions within the meaning of the M4 Statute of Westminster 1931.

Marginal Citations

M3 1933 c. 6.

M4 1931 c. 4 (22 & 23 Geo.5).

5 U.K. In the M5 Visiting Forces Act 1952, in section 1(1)(a) (countries to which the Act applies) after “India,” there shall be inserted “ Pakistan, ”; 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 Pakistan until express provision with respect to that country is made under that section.

Marginal Citations

M5 1952 c. 67.

6 U.K. In section 84(2) of the M6 Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 and section 78(2) of the M7 Office and Shop Premises Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (exclusion of visiting forces from Act) after “India,” there shall be inserted “ Pakistan, ”.

Marginal Citations

M6 1963 c. 41.

M7 1966 c. 26 (N.I.).

Shipping U.K.

7 U.K. In the M8 Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act 1934 the expression “British ship to which this Act applies” shall not include a British ship registered in Pakistan.

Marginal Citations

M8 1934 c. 49.

Enforcement of judgments U.K.

8 U.K. The operation of the M9 Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments (Pakistan) Order 1958 shall not be affected by any change in the status of Pakistan since the making of that Order; and, for the purposes of any further Order in relation to Pakistan under Part I of the M10 Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933, section 7 of that Act and any Order in Council under that section (application of Part I to Her Majesty’s dominions outside the United Kingdom) shall have effect as if references to Her Majesty’s dominions outside the United Kingdom included references to any Commonwealth country.

Marginal Citations

M9 S.I. 1958/141.

M10 1933 c. 13.