36 Provision for employment of British protected persons in colonial, &c., military and air forces. 1700 c. 2.U.K.
(1)Section three of the Act of Settlement shall not apply, and shall be deemed never to have applied, so as to prevent a British protected person’s being employed as an officer, warrant officer or non-commissioned officer of a military or air force raised under the law of a colony, a territory under Her Majesty’s protection, a United Kingdom mandated territory or a United Kingdom trust territory.
(2)In the foregoing subsection the reference to such law as is therein mentioned shall include, in relation to two or more colonies or territories under a central legislature, a reference to law made by that legislature, and “United Kingdom mandated territory” and “United Kingdom trust territory” have the same meanings as in the M1British Nationality Act, 1948.
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