179 Reciprocal agreements with countries outside the United Kingdom

179  Reciprocal agreements with countries outside the United Kingdom

(1)     For the purpose of giving effect—

(a)     to any agreement with the government of a country outside the United Kingdom providing for reciprocity in matters relating to payments for purposes similar or comparable to the purposes of legislation to which this section applies, or

(b)     to any such agreement as it would be if it were altered in accordance with proposals to alter it which, in consequence of any change in the law of Great Britain, the government of the United Kingdom has made to the other government in question,

Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for modifying or adapting such legislation in its application to cases affected by the agreement or proposed alterations.

(2)     An Order made by virtue of subsection (1) above may, instead of or

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