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24. (1) A Commonwealth citizen who is not a citizen of Malta or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland who is not a citizen of Malta shall not be guilty of an offence against any law in force in Malta by reason of anything done or omitted in any part of the Commonwealth other than Malta or in the Republic of Ireland or in any foreign country unless - (2) In this article "alien" means a person who is not a Commonwealth citizen, a Encouragement of private economic enterprise. Protection of artisan trades. Encouragement of co-operatives. Application of the principlescontained in this Chapter. Citizenshipregulated by law. Substituted by:III.2000.2. Commonwealth citizens. Amended by: XLI. 1965.3; IX. 1967; XXIII. 1989.6. Renumbered by:III.2000.4. Criminal liability of Commonwealth citizens. Renumbered and amended by:III.2000.5. Acquisition ofcitizenship by birth or descent bypersons born on orafter appointed day. Substituted by: XXIII. 1989.3. Marriage to citizen of Malta. Amended by:LVIII.1974.8. Substituted by: XXIII.1989.4. Dual citizenship. Amended by: XXXVII. 1966.2; LVIII. 1974.9; XXIII. 1989.5. Powers of Parliament. Interpretation. Amended by: LVIII.1974.10 ; X.1977.2; XXIII. 1989.7. Fundamental rightsand freedoms of the individual. British protected person or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland; "British Protected Person" means a person who is a British protected person for the purposes of the British Nationality Act, 1948 or any other law of the United Kingdom replacing that Act; "foreign country" means a country (other than the Republic of Ireland) that is not a part of the Commonwealth. Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual