(1)His Majesty may as regards any colony by Order in Council direct that the provisions of sections one to three of this Act, or such of those provisions as may be specified in the Order, shall, subject to such adaptations and modifications as may be so specified, apply in that colony in relation to forces visiting that colony and in relation to deserters and absentees without leave, as they apply in the United Kingdom.
An Order in Council under this subsection may apply any such provisions either generally, or in relation to the forces of any particular part of the Commonwealth, or in relation to any particular visiting force.
(2)His Majesty may as regards any colony by Order in Council direct that the provisions of section four of this Act shall, with such exceptions and subject to such adaptations and modifications as may be specified in the Order, apply in relation to all or any of the forces raised in that colony, and in relation to officers and members thereof, as they apply in relation to home forces and officers and members thereof.
(3)In this section the expression "colony" includes Aden and any territory which is under His Majesty's protection.