S.I. No. 280/1997 - Aliens (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1997
S.I. No. 280 of 1997. | ||
ALIENS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ORDER, 1997 | ||
I, NORA OWEN, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 5 of the Aliens Act, 1935 (No. 14 of 1935), hereby order as follows: 1. (1) This Order may be cited at the Aliens (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1997. | ||
(2) The Aliens Orders, 1946 to 1997, and this Order may be cited together as the Aliens Orders, 1946 to 1997, and shall be construed together as one Order. | ||
(3) The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order. | ||
(4) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1997. 2. The Sixth Schedule (inserted by the Aliens [Amendment] Order, 1975 [ S.I. No. 128 of 1975 ] to the Aliens Order 1946 [S.R. and O. 395 of 1946], is hereby amended by the insertion of 'Hong Kong Special Administrative Region' after 'Honduras'. | ||
GIVEN under my Official Seal this 25th day of June, 1997. | ||
NORA OWEN, | ||
Minister for Justice. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||
This Order exempts holders of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport from the requirement to possess visas to enter the State. |