General and Supplementary Provisions U.K.

14 Extension of Act to colonies, &c. U.K.

His Majesty may by Order in Council direct that the provisions of this Act other than this section shall extend, with such exceptions, adaptations and modifications, if any, as may be prescribed by or under the Order—

(a) to the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands,

(b) to . . . F1 any colony,

(c) to any British protectorate,

(d) to any territory in respect of which a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations has been accepted by His Majesty, and is being exercised by His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, and

(e) (to the extent of His Majesty’s jurisdiction therein) to any other country or territory being a foreign country or territory in which for the time being His Majesty has jurisdiction.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed by Newfoundland (Consequential Provisions) Act 1950 (c.5), s.1, Sch. Pt I.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Reference to foreign country to be construed as not including Republic of Ireland: Ireland Act 1949 (c. 41), s. 2(1)