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he froni time to time confei~cd on such court hy Order in
Council.
(1) Where a Court in a British possession exercises in
respect of matters arising outside the body of a county or
othcr like part of a British possession any jurisdiction
exercisable under this Act, that jiirisdiction shall he
dcenicd to be exercised under this Act and not otherwise.

3. The Legislature ofa British possessionrnuy by
an?/ Coloriial law (a) decla~e un2 coi~~l unlirniled civil
of
j'~izlrisdic1ion ~~hethrr oriqinnl or appellate, in that possession
to be a Colonial Court of Adrniralty and provide for
the exercise by ~uch Coui~tofitsjurisdictionunder this Act,
and limit tei~itoridly, or otherwise, the extent of such ju-
risdiction; and
(b) confer upon any inferior or subordinate court in that
possession such partial or liniited Admiraity jurisdiction
under such regulations and with such appeal (if any)as may
seem fit :
PROVIDED that anysuchColoniallaw shall notconfer any
jurisdiction which is not hy this Act conferred upon a Co-
lonial Court of Admiialty.
4. Every Colonial lan which is made in pursuance of
this Act, or affects the jurisdiction of or practice or proce-
dure in any court of such possession in respect of the ju-
iisdiction conferred hy this Act, or nlters any such Colo-
nial la~v ns above in this section nicntioned, which has
been previously passed, shall, unless previously approved
by Her hfajesty through a Secretary of State, either be
resemcd for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure
thereon, or contain a suspending clause providing that such
law shall not came into operation until Hcr Majesty's
pleaare thcreon has been puhlicly signified in the Bri-
tiah possession in which it has been passed.
5. Suhject to rules of court under this Act, judgments
of a court in a British possession given or made in the exer-
cise of the jurisdiction conferred on it by this Act, shall he