12(1)Until the commencement of the M1British Nationality Act 1981—
(a)section 95(1)(b) of this Act shall have effect as if for the reference to Schedule 3 to the said Act of 1981 there were substituted a reference to section 1(3) of the M2British Nationality Act 1948;
(b)section 105(1) of this Act shall have effect as if for the definition of “United Kingdom national” there were substituted the definition specified in sub-paragraph (2) below; and
(c)paragraph 6(1) of Part III of Schedule 13 to this Act shall have effect as if for the reference to Commonwealth citizens there were substituted a reference to British subjects.
(2)The definition referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) above is as follows:—
“United Kingdom national” means an individual who is—
a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies; or
a British subject by virtue of section 2 of the M3British Nationality Act 1948; or
a British subject without citizenship by virtue of section 13 or 16 of the said Act of 1948; or
a British subject by virtue of the M4British Nationality Act 1965; or
a British protected person within the meaning of the said Act of 1948.