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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context--
1[(a) "British Possession" means any part of His Majesty's dominions 2*** and includes a protectorate or other territory administered by a British Possession as a mandatory on behalf of the League of Nations; and where parts of those dominions are under both a central and a local legislature, the expression shall mean either each part under a local legislature or all parts under the central legislature;]
(b) "entry" includes landing at any port in 3[India] during the stay in 3[India] of a ship or aircraft on its way to a destination outside 3[India] :
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1. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for the original cl. (a).
2. The words "exclusive of India" omitted by the A.O. 1950.
3. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., for "the States".
4. Cl. (c) ins. by the A.O. 1950, omitted by s. 3 and the Sch. ibid.
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Power of Central Government to impose reciprocal disabilities on persons domiciled in British Possessions
- 4 Burden of proof on person claiming exemption
- 5 Direction imposing disabilities in respect of entry, travel and residence not to apply to armed forces
- 6 Power to make rules
- 7 Repealed
