(e) British subjects by virtue of section 1 of the British Nationality Act 5 These are women who have been registered as British subjects under the 1965 Act by reason of their marriage to a British subject without citizenship ((c) above) or a British subject by virtue of section 2 of the 1948 Act ((d) above).
(f) British Protected Persons
British Protected Persons are not British subjects/Commonwealth citizens; nor are they aliens. Most of them are connected by birth or descent with the one remaining British protectorate (the Solomon Islands) or are nationals of Brunei. Some are persons who were con- nected with former protectorates or former trust territories but have not become citizens of those countries.
(g) Aliens
An alien is a person who is not:
(i) a British subject/Commonwealth citizen;
(ii) a British Protected Person; or
(iii) a citizen of the Republic of Ireland.
The term "foreigner" has no meaning in British nationality law, though nowadays it is generally preferred to the term "alien". Other expressions such as "British citizen", "British national", "United Kingdom citizen", and "citizen of the United Kingdom", although commonly used, have no meaning in current nationality law.
3. The expression "United Kingdom national for European Community purposes" is not defined in current nationality law-it covers persons who:-
(a) have a national status as at 2(b), (c), (d) or (e) above, and who have the right of abode in the United Kingdom and are therefore exempt from United Kingdom immigration control;
(b) are citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies by birth or by registration or naturalisation in Gibraltar, or whose fathers were so born, registered or naturalised.
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