(1)Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that all or any of the provisions of this Act shall extend, subject to such exceptions, adaptations and modifications, if any, as may be specified in the Order, to any of the following countries, namely—
(a)any colony other than one for whose external relations a country other than the United Kingdom is responsible;
(b)any country outside Her Majesty’s dominions in which Her Majesty has jurisdiction in right of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.
(2)Without prejudice to section 37 of the M1Interpretation Act 1889 (which relates to the exercise of statutory powers between the passing and the commencement of an Act conferring them) an Order under subsection (1) above may be made so as to come into operation at any time before this Act comes into operation in the United Kingdom.
(3)An Order under this section may be varied or revoked by a subsequent Order thereunder.