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Annex D to XCC(81) 20
Proposed amendment to the British Nationality Bill 1981
to give citizens of the British Dependent Territories the right to register as British citizens after 5 years' residence in the United Kingdom
Insert after clause 3 the following new clause
"Acquisition
by registra-
3A. A citizen of the British
tion: citizens Dependent Territories shall be entitled,
of the
British
Dependent
Territories.
on an application for his registration
as a British citizen, to be so registered
if the Secretary of State is satisfied
that he
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(a) was settled in the United
Kingdom at the date of the
application; and
(b) had on the date of the
application been ordinarily
resident in the United Kingdom
for the last five years or more.
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