260 Long Range Proving Ground And Oceanographic Research Stations (exemptions)

• Author: Ralph Hone
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_______ CHAPTER 260.

LONG RANGE PROVING GROUND AND OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH STATIONS (EXEMPTIONS).

AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF AGREE- 22 of 1957.

1 of 1958.

MENTS MADE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE 7 of 1959.

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND 6 of 1964.

NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE UNITED STATES OF G96.M17o AMERICA CONCERNING A LONG RANGE PROVING GROUND FOR GUIDED MISSILES AND OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH STATIONS AND TO IMPLEMENT LIKE PROVISIONS OF OTHER AGREEMENTS WHICH MAY BE MADE BETWEEN THE SAID GOVERNMENTS.

[15th July 1957.1

WHEREAS with the concurrence of the Government of the Bahama Islands an Agreement between the Governments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America concerning the establishment in the Bahama Islands of a Long Range Proving. Ground for guided missiles was concluded in Washington on the Twenty-first day of July, 1950:

AND WHEREAS the Government of the Bahama Islands has concurred in the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concluding an Agreement with the Government of the United States of America concerning'the establishment of Oceanographic Research Stations in the Bahama Islands:

AND WHEREAS it is desirable and expedient that certain concessions and exceptions should be made by the Government of the Bahama Islands in order to implement within the Bahama Islands the provisions of the said Agreements and like provisions of any other Agreements which hereafter may be made with the concurrence of the Government of the Bahama Islands between the Governments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.

Short title.

Interpretation.

1. This Act may be cited as The Long Range Proving Ground and Oceanographic Research Stations (Exemptions) Act.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:-(a) 'British authorities' means the authority or authorities from time to time authorised or designated by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the purpose of exercising powers in relation to an undertaking;

   (b) 'British Forces' means Her Majesty's Armed Forces;

   (c) 'British National' means any British subject, Commonwealth citizen or British protected person;

   (d) 'undertaking' means(i) the Long Range Proving Ground_ for guided missiles to which reference is made in the preamble to this Act;

   (ii) Oceanographic Research Stations to which reference is made in the preamble to this Act;

   (iii) any purposes declared by the Governor to be an undertaking under the provisions of...