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Revised Ordinances of BIOT – Chapter A

  1. The Administration of Estates Ordinance 1983 A.1
  2. The Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance 1984 A.2
  3. The Marriage Ordinance 1984 A.3
  4. The Emergency Powers Ordinance 1984 A.4
  5. The Public Funds (Procedures) Ordinance 1992 A.5
  6. The Charges for Services Ordinance 1992 A.6
  7. The Interpretation & General Provisions Ordinance 1993 A.7
  8. The Abandoned and Lost Property Ordinance 2005 A.8
  9. The Law Revision Ordinance 2015 A.9

Revised Ordinances of BIOT – Chapter B

  1. The Courts Ordinance 1983 B.1
  2. The Coroners Ordinance 1985 B.2
  3. The UN (International Tribunals) (Former Yugoslavia & Rwanda) Ordinance 1997 B.3
  4. The Law Officers Ordinance 2014 B.4

Revised Ordinances of BIOT – Chapter C

  1. The Firearms Ordinance 1970 C.1
  2. The Penal Code 1981 C.2
  3. The Prisons Ordinance 1981 C.3
  4. The Explosives Ordinance 1984 C.4
  5. The Misuse of Drugs Ordinance 1992 C.5
  6. The Police and Criminal Evidence Ordinance 2019 C.6
  7. The Criminal Justice (Conditional Cautions) Ordinance 2019 C.7
  8. The Criminal Procedure Code 2019 C.8
  9. The Criminal Procedure Code (Temporary Measures) (Fixed Penalty Notices) Ordinance C.9

Revised Ordinances of BIOT – Chapter D

  1. The Acquisition of Land for Public Purposes Ordinance 1983 D.1
  2. The Crown Proceedings Ordinance 1984 D.2
  3. The Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Ordinance 1985 D.3

Revised Ordinances of BIOT – Chapter E

  1. The Protection and Preservation of Wild Life Ordinance 1970 E.1
  2. The Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance 1994 E.2
  3. The Diego Garcia Conservation (Restricted Areas) Ordinance 1994 E.3
  4. The Prevention of Oil Pollution Ordinance 1994 E.4
  5. The BIOT Waters (Regulation of Activities) Ordinance 1997 E.5
  6. The Trade in Endangered Species (Control) Ordinance 2007 E.6
  7. The Fisheries (Conservation and Management) Ordinance 2007 E.7
  8. The Environmental Protection (Historic Sites & Monuments) Ordinance 2019 E.8

Revised Ordinances of BIOT – Chapter F

  1. The Immigration Ordinance 2006 F.1
  2. The Imports & Exports Control Ordinance 2009 F.2

Revised Ordinances of BIOT – Chapter G

  1. The Post Office Ordinance 1967 G.1
  2. The Taxation Ordinance 1981 G.2
  3. The Companies Ordinance 1981 G.3
  4. The Currency Ordinance 1981 G.4
  5. The Employment Ordinance 1984 G.5
  6. The Patents, Designs and Trade Marks Ordinance 1984 G.6
  7. The Banking Ordinance 1984 G.7
  8. The Gaming Machines Ordinance 2000 G.8
  9. The Commemorative Coins Ordinance 2008 G.9
  10. The Communications Ordinance 2018 G.10

Revised Ordinances of BIOT – Chapter H

  1. The Road Traffic Ordinance 1998 H.1
  2. The Visitors and Visiting Vessels Ordinance 2018 H.2
  3. The Road Traffic Ordinance 1998 (Temporary Measures) (Expired Driving Licences) (No.2) Ordinance H.3