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(b) in paragraph (d), for “citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies” substitute “British citizenship, British Dependent Territories citizenship or British Overseas citizenship.”.

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (SCOTLAND) ACT 1978 (c. 29)

In paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 (territorial extent)—

(a) in the definition of “British protected person”, for “the British Nationality Acts 1948 to 1965” substitute “the British Nationality Act 1981”; and

(b) in the definition of "excepted ship or aircraft”, for “section 1(3) of the 1948 c. 56.British Nationality Act 1948” substitute “Schedule 3 to the British Nationality Act 1981”.

STATE IMMUNITY ACT 1978 (c. 33)

In section 4(5) (definition of “national of the United Kingdom”), for the words from “means” onwards substitute “means—

(a) a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen or a British Overseas citizen; or

(b) a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 is a British subject; or

(c) a British protected person (within the meaning of that Act)”.

DEEP SEA MINING (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) ACT 1981 (c. 53)

1. In section 1 (prohibition of unlicensed deep sea mining)-

(a) in subsection (4), for “citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies” substitute “United Kingdom national”;

(b) in subsection (5)(a), for “citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies” and “such citizens" substitute respectively “United Kingdom nationals” and “such nationals”; and

(c) in subsection (6), for the words from “and references” onwards substitute—

““United Kingdom national” means

(a) a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen or a British Overseas citizen;

(b) a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 is a British subject; or

(c) a British protected person (within the meaning of that Act).”.

2. In section 14(3) (persons who may be guilty of offences under regulations), for “a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies” substitute “a British citizen; a British Dependent Territories citizen or a British Overseas citizen”.