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at the time the purported delegation was made.

8. After Part IX of the Principal Act the following Part is inserted:

"PART IXa—PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE FORCES OF OTHER COUNTRIES

"Division 1—Interpretation

Interpretation
"116a. (1) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears—
      'forces', in relation to a country, means the naval, military or air forces of that country;
      'service authorities', in relation to a country, means the naval, military or air force authorities of that country.
"(2) A reference in this Part to a country in relation to which a provision of this Part applies shall be read as a reference to a country declared by the regulations to be a country in relation to which that provision applies.
"(3) For the purposes of this Part, a member of a force of a country that (by whatever name called) is in the nature of a reserve or auxiliary force shall be deemed to be a member of the forces of that country so long as, but only so long as, he is called into actual service (by whatever expression described) with those forces or is called out for training with those forces.
"Division 2—Attachment of Personnel and Mutual Powers of Command

Attachment to the Defence Force of members of the forces of another country and vice versa
"116b. (1) The Chief of Naval Staff, the Chief of the General Staff or the Chief of the Air Staff may, by order in writing—
      (a) attach temporarily to any part of the Defence Force under his command a specified member, or a member included in a specified class of members, of the forces of a country in relation to which this section applies who is placed at his disposal by the service authorities of that country for the purpose of being so attached; and
      (b) subject to anything to the contrary in the conditions applicable to his service, place a specified member, or a member included in a specified class of members, of any part of the Defence Force under his command at the disposal of the service authorities of a country in relation to which this section applies in order that he may be attached temporarily by those authorities to the forces of that country.

"(2) Where a member of the forces of a country in relation to which this section applies is attached temporarily to a part of the Defence Force, he shall, for the period for which he is so attached, be regarded as a member of that part of the Defence Force, as holding the rank in that part of the Defence Force that corresponds with the rank that he holds in those forces and as having,