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Long title | An Act to amend sections 1 and 2 of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962, and Schedule 1 to that Act, and to make further provision as to Commonwealth citizens landing in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid |
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Statute book chapter | 1968 c. 9 |
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Royal Assent | 1 March 1968 |
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The Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968 (c. 9) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The law amends the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962, further modifying rights of citizens of the Commonwealth of Nations countries (now, in 2010, comprising approximately 1.9 billion people, including New Zealand, Australia, The Republic of India, Islamic Republic of Pakistan (which included East Pakistan province), some African nations including Nigeria and many Caribbean islands) to migrate to the UK.
The 1968 Act was superseded by the Immigration Act 1971.
These Acts resulted from widespread opposition in Britain from a variety of political groups, but most notably the Conservative Monday Club, whose Member of Parliament members were very active and vocal in their opposition to immigration. See also Harold Macmillan's "Wind of Change (speech)".
The act is online here
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