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Proclamation Designating Certain Countries as Designated States (C.R.C., c. 1596)

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Proclamation Designating Certain Countries as Designated States

C.R.C., c. 1596

VISITING FORCES ACT

Proclamation Designating Certain Countries as Designated States

Know You that We, and with the advice of Our Privy Council for Canada, do by this Our Proclamation

  • (a) designate the countries listed hereinafter as designated states for the purposes of the Visiting Forces Act:

    • Barbados
    • Brunei
    • Cameroon
    • Commonwealth of Australia
    • Dominion of New Zealand
    • Ethiopia
    • Federal Republic of Germany
    • France
    • Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
    • Guyana
    • Iceland
    • Italy
    • Jamaica
    • Japan
    • Kingdom of Belgium
    • Kingdom of Denmark
    • Kingdom of Greece
    • Kingdom of the Netherlands
    • Kingdom of Norway
    • Malawi
    • Malaysia
    • Niger
    • Nigeria
    • Portugal
    • Republic of Ghana
    • Republic of Kenya
    • Republic of Korea
    • Republic of Singapore
    • Republic of Turkey
    • Republic of Uganda
    • Republic of Venezuela
    • Republic of Zambia
    • Swaziland
    • Trinidad and Tobago
    • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    • United Republic of Tanzania
    • United States of America;
  • (b) declare that the Visiting Forces Act is applicable

    • (i) in whole to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

    • (ii) with the exception of Parts III and V thereof, to the Commonwealth of Australia and the Dominion of New Zealand, and

    • (iii) with the exception of Part VI thereof, to all the other designated states; and

  • (c) designate as a civilian component of a visiting force from one of the countries listed hereinafter the civilian personnel accompanying that visiting force who are in the employ of that force and who are not

    • (i) stateless persons,

    • (ii) nationals of any state that is not a designated state, or

    • (iii) citizens of or ordinarily resident in Canada:

      • Commonwealth of Australia
      • Dominion of New Zealand
      • Federal Republic of Germany
      • France
      • Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
      • Iceland
      • Italy
      • Kingdom of Belgium
      • Kingdom of Denmark
      • Kingdom of Greece
      • Kingdom of the Netherlands
      • Kingdom of Norway
      • Portugal
      • Republic of Turkey
      • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
      • United States of America.
 

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