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Commonwealth Settlement Act 1967

As Enacted Cited authorities 6 Cited in Amendments 4 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1967 c. 31
Year1967


Commonwealth SettlementAct 1967

1967 CHAPTER 31

An Act to extend the period for which the Secretary of State may make contributions under schemes agreed under section 1 of the Empire Settlement Act 1922.

[10th May 1967]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

S-1 Extension of period during which contributions may be made.

1 Extension of period during which contributions may be made.

1. Section 1(1) of the Empire Settlement Act 1937(which, as amended by the Commonwealth Settlement Act 1962, prolongs until 31st May 1967 the period authorised by section 1 of the Empire Settlement Act 1922for the continuance of the liability of the Secretary of State under any scheme agreed under the last-mentioned Act) shall have effect as if for the reference to 31st May 1967 there were substituted a reference to 31st May 1972.

S-2 Short title, citation and repeals.

2 Short title, citation and repeals.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Settlement Act 1967 , and this Act and the Empire Settlement Acts 1922 and 1937 may be cited together as the Commonwealth Settlement Acts 1922 to 1967.

(2) The Commonwealth Settlement Act 1962 and, in section 1(4) of the Empire Settlement Act 1922, the proviso (which was superseded by the proviso to section 1(1) of the Empire Settlement Act 1937) are hereby repealed.

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