8.—(1) Section 20 (modified procedures for certain non-residents) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1) for “three” substitute “two”.
(3) Subsection (3) is omitted.
(4) In subsection (4)—
(a)for “third” substitute “second”;
(b)for the words from “a member” to “United Kingdom” substitute “an officer, seaman or marine borne on the books of one of Her Majesty’s ships at sea.”.
(5) In subsection (5)—
(a)for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)B may make the necessary declaration without reference to A’s usual place of residence for any period;”;
(b)in paragraph (e) for “first and second cases” substitute “first case”.
(6) In subsection (6)—
(a)paragraph (b) is omitted;
(b)in paragraph (c) for the words from “a member” to “United Kingdom” substitute “an officer, seaman or marine borne on the books of one of Her Majesty’s ships at sea”.
(7) Subsection (7) is omitted.