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(1)The expression " colony " in any Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed on or after Independence Day does not include Solomon Islands.
(2)On and after Independence Day—
(a)the expression "colony" in the [1955 c. 18.] Army Act 1955, the [1955 c. 19.] Air Force Act 1955 and the [1957 c. 53.] Naval Discipline Act 1957 does not include Solomon Islands; and
(b)in the definitions of " Commonwealth force " in section 225(1) and 223(1) respectively of those Acts of 1955. and in the definition of "Commonwealth country" in section 135(1) of that Act of 1957, at the end there shall be added the words " or Solomon Islands ".
(3)An Order in Council made on or after Independence Day under section 1 of the [1976 c. 52.] Armed Forces Act 1976 which continues either of those Acts of 1955 or that Act of 1957 in force for a further period does not extend to Solomon Islands as part of its law.
(4)On and after Independence Day the enactments specified in the Schedule to this Act have effect subject to the amendments there specified.
This subsection and the Schedule do not extend to Solomon Islands as part of its law.
Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such provision as She thinks fit for and in connection with the disposal after Independence Day of any appeal to Herself in Council from a court having jurisdiction for the Solomon Islands protectorate, where leave to appeal has been granted before that day.
(1)In this Act, and in any amendments made by this Act in any other enactment, "Solomon Islands" means the territories which immediately before Independence Day constitute the Solomon Islands protectorate; and " the 1948 Act" means the [1948 c. 56.] British Nationality Act 1948.
(2)References in this Act to any enactment are references to that enactment as amended or extended by or under another enactment.
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