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2. For “patrial”—
 * (a) where it occurs in the provisions of the 1971 Act listed in the first column of the following table, and where it first occurs in section 6(2) of that Act, substitute “a British citizen”;
 * (b) where it occurs in the provisions of that Act listed in the second column of that table, and where it last occurs in section 6(2) of that Act, substitute “British citizens”.

3.—(1) For “certificate of patriality”, wherever (except in section 33(1)) it occurs in the 1971 Act (that is, in sections 13(2), 22(4)(a) and (5)(a), 26(1)(d) (twice) and paragraph 19(2) of Schedule 2 (twice)) substitute “certificate of entitlement”.

(2) In the entry in section 33(1) which defines “certificate of patriality”, for “patriality” substitute “entitlement”.

4. In section 3(7) of the 1971 Act (powers available where restrictions or conditions are imposed on citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies when leaving or seeking to leave other countries), for “citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies” substitute “British citizens, British Dependent Territories citizens or British Overseas citizens”.

5. In section 8(5) of the 1971 Act, for the words from “settled” onwards (by virtue of which persons are not to be regarded for the purposes of the 1971 Act as having been settled in the United Kingdom while entitled to certain exemptions) substitute “settled in the United Kingdom at any time when he was entitled under the former immigration laws to any exemption corresponding to any of those afforded by subsection (3) or (4)(b) or (c) above or by any order under subsection (2) above.”.

6. In section 25(5) of the 1971 Act (extension of provisions about offences of assisting illegal entry and harbouring to things done outside the United Kingdom by persons of certain descriptions), for paragraphs (a) to (e) substitute—
 * “(a) by a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, or a British Overseas citizen;