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10: Clause 1, page 1, line 7, at end insert “, subject to subsection (2A). (2A) Sections 2 to 4 of this Act come into force only when either the International Court of Justice or the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has delivered binding and enforceable judgements on the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago and judged that the islands should be transferred to Mauritius.” Member’s explanatory statement This amendment would only allow sections 2 to 4 to come into force if an international Court delivers a binding ruling on sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago and directs that they should be transferred to Mauritius.