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British Nationality
(6) A person born outside the dependent territories shall be entitled, on an application for his registration as a citizen of the British Dependent Territories made while he is a minor, to be registered as such a citizen if the Secretary of State is satisfied-
(a) that at the time of that person's birth his father or 5
mother was a citizen of the British Dependent Terri- tories by descent; and
(b) subject to subsection (7), that that person and his father and mother were in one and the same dependent territory (no matter which) at the beginning of the 10 period of three years ending with the date of the application and that, in the case of each of them, the number of days on which the person in question was absent from the last-mentioned territory in that period does not exceed 270; and
(c) subject to subsection (7), that the consent of his father and mother to the registration has been signified in the prescribed manner.
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(7) In the case of an application under subsection (6) for the registration of a person as a citizen of the British Dependent 20 Territories
(a) if his father or mother died, or their marriage was terminated, on or before the date of the application, the references to his father and mother in paragraph (b) of that subsection shall be read either as references to his 25 father or as references to his mother; and
(b) if his father or mother died on or before that date, the reference to his father and mother in paragraph (c) of that subsection shall be read as a reference to either of them; and
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(2) If, on an application for naturalisation as a citizen of the British Dependent Territories made by a person of full age and capacity who on the date of the application is married to such a citizen, the Secretary of State is satisfied that the applicant 5 fulfils the requirements of Schedule 1 for naturalisation as such a citizen under this subsection, he may, if he thinks fit, grant to him a certificate of naturalisation as such a citizen.
(3) Every application under this section shall specify the de- pendent territory which is to be treated as the relevant territory 10 for the purposes of that application; and, in relation to any such application, references in Schedule 1 to the relevant terri- tory shall be construed accordingly.
Acquisition after commencement: special cases
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residence in
19. A person shall be entitled, on an application for his regis- Right to 15 tration as a citizen of the British Dependent Territories made registration
within five years after commencement, to be registered as such by virtue of a citizen if he satisfies the Secretary of State that, if paragraphs dependent 2 to 5 of Schedule 1 to the Immigration Act 1971 had remained territory. in force, he would (had he applied for it) have been, both at com- 1971 c. 77. 20 mencement and on the date of the application under this sub- section, entitled under the said paragraph 2 to be registered in a dependent territory as a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies.
20.—(1) A woman who immediately before commencement Registration 25 was the wife of a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of shall be entitled, on an application for her registration as a marriage. citizen of the British Dependent Territories made within five years after commencement, to be registered as a citizen of the British Dependent Territories if-
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(c) if he was born illegitimate, all those references shall be
read as references to his mother.
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(8) Section 3(8) and (9) shall apply for the purposes of this section with the following modifications, namely—
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(a) in section 3(8)(a) and (9), for "outside the United King- 35
substitute "outside the dependent territories";
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(b) in section 3(9), for “in the United Kingdom" substitute
"in a dependent territory ".
Acquisition by 18.—(1) If, on an application for naturalisation as a citizen 40 naturalisation. of the British Dependent Territories made by a person of full age and capacity, the Secretary of State is satisfied that the applicant fulfils the requirements of Schedule 1 for naturalisation as such a citizen under this subsection, he may, if he thinks fit, grant to him a certificate of naturalisation as such a citizen.
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(a) immediately before commencement she would (if she had applied for it) have been entitled under section 6(2) of the 1948 Act to be registered as a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of her marriage to the man who was then her husband; and (b) that man became a citizen of the British Dependent Territories at commencement and did not at any time in the period from commencement to the date of the application under this subsection cease to be such a citizen as a result of a declaration of renunciation: and (c) she remained married to him throughout that period. (2) On an application for her registration as a citizen of the British Dependent Territories made within five years after com- mencement the Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, cause a woman to be registered as such a citizen if-
(a) immediately before commencement she would (if she had applied for it) have been entitled under section