section 2 of the principal Ordinance to reflect the
new nomenclature of the 1981 Act.
4.
Clause 4 amends section 3 of the principal
Ordinance by making reference to the 1981 Act and by
increasing penalties to corresponding levels set by
that Act.
5. Clause 5 amends section 6 of the principal
Ordinance by including any Deputy Director of
Immigration and Assistant Director of Immigration in the list of officers who may administer oaths and take
declarations and affirmations.
6. Clause 6 replaces the existing Schedule with
a new Schedule which sets out in Part I the various
fees chargeable for registration, naturalization and
renunciation of British Dependent Territories
citizenship. Part II of the new Schedule provides for abatements in the case of joint applications by husbands and wives or children and also permits the payment of naturalization fees (which are the highest fees charged) in two stages.
Paragraph 5 of Part II
of the new Schedule makes a transitional provision for existing applications under the former nationality
Acts.
7. The enactment of the Bill will require
additional staff in the Naturalization Section of the
Immigration Department at an estimated annual cost of $1 million. This cost will be offset partly by
increased revenue of about $0.5 million a year in fees.
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