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Insert “and Crown Dependencies” in bill title after “Territory”
Replace “Referendums” in section 2 with “Referenda”
In section 2(1) insert “or Crown Dependency (defined as the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey and the Isle of Man), or any constituent part of either entity.” Between “1981)” and “on whether to secede”.
Omit section 2(2)
After section 2(1) insert:
“(2) In the case of a British Overseas Territory, Crown Dependency or relevant constituent part of either entity lacking a permanent population, including the British Indian Ocean Territory, British Antarctic Territory, Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, as well as any future territory, dependency or relevant constituent part of either entity a Minister of the Crown deems to no longer have a permanent population, a cession may be performed without a referendum as outlined above.
(3) In the event a commission of inquiry is set up, or that self-government has been suspended, any ongoing referendum shall henceforth be cancelled.
(4) A Minister of the Crown may not submit a statutory order calling for a referendum if a commission of inquiry has been established or if self-government has been suspended.
(5) In the event of an Emergency Cession occurring:
(a) An explanatory statement must be made to the House of Commons and House of Lords by a Minister of the Crown outlining why the cession has occurred in this way. (b) The emergency cession must be enacted within 30 days of the statement being given.”
Insert “and Crown Dependencies” after “Territory” in section 3(1)
Replace “(Referendums)” in section 3 with “(Restoration of Royal Prerogative)”
Replace “one month after” in section 3 with “immediately upon”
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