The Internationally Protected Persons Act 1978 (Guernsey) Order 1979

Made: 23rd May 1979

Coming into Operation: 24th May 1979

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of May 1979

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 4(2) of the Internationally Protected Persons Act 1978, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

1

This Order may be cited as the Internationally Protected Persons Act 1978 (Guernsey) Order 1979 and shall come into operation on 24th May 1979.

2

In this Order “Guernsey” means the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the territorial waters adjacent thereto.

3

The Internationally Protected Persons Act 1978 shall extend to Guernsey with the exceptions, adaptations and modifications specified in the Schedule to this Order.

SCHEDULE — EXCEPTIONS TO AND ADAPTATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONALLY PROTECTED PERSONS ACT 1978 AS IT HAS EFFECT IN GUERNSEY

1

Save where the context otherwise requires, any reference to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as it has effect in Guernsey.

2

Save in the reference to a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, for any reference to the United Kingdom there shall be substituted a reference to Guernsey.

3

In section 1(1) in paragraphs (a) and (b) for the words “guilty of” there shall be substituted the words “guilty there of an offence equivalent to”.

4

Sections 2 to 4 shall be omitted.

5

In section 5—

• (a) subsections (3) and (5) shall be omitted;

• (b) in subsection (4) paragraph (b) shall be omitted.

Signed

N.E. Leigh — Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order extends the Internationally Protected Persons Act 1978 to the Bailiwick of Guernsey with exceptions, adaptations and modifications.