CONFIDENTIAL'
WHITE PAPER
A.
INTRODUCTION
B•
THE NEW CITIZENSHIPS
DRAFT MAY 1980
Paragraphs
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10
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C.
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
31 - 36
D.
BRITISH CITIZENSHIP
37 - 95
General Characteristics
Acquisition by Birth
Acquisition by Adoption
Transmission by Descent
Acquisition by Grant of Naturalisation
(a) the Residential Qualifications
(b) the Language Qualification
(c) the Character Requirement
(d) Intention to Live in the United Kingdom
Acquisition by Virtue of Crown Service
Acquisition by Virtue of Marriage
Cessation of Entitlements to Registration
Registration of Minor Children
Dual Nationality
Resumption of Citizenship
Renunciation of Citizenship
Deprivation of Citizenship
E.
CITIZENSHIP OF THE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
96 - 104
General Characteristics
Acquisition by Birth
Acquisition by Descent
Acquisition by Grant of Naturalisation
Other Provisions