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Annex G to XCC(81) 20
Proposed amendments to British Nationality Bill 1981
to make better provision for the acquisition
of citizenship by reason of marriage
Amendments to clause 4
Page 5, line 22, insert after "person" the following
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(not being a citizen of the
British Dependent Territories)".
New
clause 4A
Add after clause 4 the following new clause
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"Acquisition
by spouses who are citizens of the British Dependent Territories.
4A.
(1) Subject to subsection
(2), a citizen of the British Dependent
Territories who has been married to
a British citizen shall be entitled,
on application, to be registered as a
British citizen, whether or not he or
she is of full age or capacity.
(2) A person who has renounced
or has been deprived of citizenship
of the British Dependent Territories
under this Act shall not be entitled
to be registered as a British citizen
under this section but may be so
registered with the approval of the
Secretary of State.
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