Namibia Act 1991
1991 c. 4
An Act to make provision in connection with the admission of Namibia as a member of the Commonwealth.
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 Namibia.
The provisions in the Schedule to this Act shall have effect, being amendments and other provisions consequential on the admission of Namibia as a member of the Commonwealth.
2 Short title and commencement.
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This Act may be cited as the Namibia Act 1991.
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This Act shall be deemed to have come into force on 21st March 1990.
SCHEDULE Consequential Provisions Relating to Namibia
Commonwealth Institute
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The Services
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Visiting Forces
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In the M3Visiting Forces Act 1952, in section 1(1)(a) (countries to which the Act applies) at the end there shall be added the words “
Namibia, or
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; 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 Namibia until express provision with respect to that country is made under that section.
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Shipping
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In the M6Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act 1934 the expression “British ship to which this Act applies” shall not include a British ship registered in Namibia.