In this Act “alien” and “British protected person” have the same meaning as in the M1British Nationality Act, 1948; “Minister” includes the Treasury, the Admiralty and the Board of Trade; and “responsible Minister”, in relation to any service, means the Minister concerned with the administration of that service.

Any question arising under this section what Minister is the responsible Minister in relation to any service shall be referred to and determined by the Treasury.

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RegulationM2sixty D of the Defence (General) Regulations, 1939 is hereby revoked: but any alien who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, is employed under the Crown by virtue of that Regulation (not being a person appointed and employed in any country or territory outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) shall be treated for the purposes of this Act as if a certificate in respect of his employment had been issued under section one of this Act by the responsible Minister immediately after the commencement of this Act.