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TO THE 1981 ACT.
30.
ARTICLE 7(2) INCLUDES BN(O)S IN THE CATEGORIES OF THOSE
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR REGISTRATION AS BRITISH CITIZENS UNDER
SECTION 4 OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981.
31.
32.
ARTICLES 7(4)
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ARTICLE 7(3) PROVIDES THAT BN(0)S WILL REMAIN
COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS IN LINE WITH OTHER BRITISH NATIONALS.
7(12) ENCOMPASS ALL THE OTHER AMENDMENTS
WHICH WILL BE NECESSARY TO THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981 AND
TO THE BRITISH NATIONALITY (FALKLANDS ISLANDS) ACT 1983. IN
PARTICULAR, ARTICLE 7(4)(D) ENSURES THAT NO FEE WILL BE CHARGED
FOR REGISTRATION AS A BN(0).
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
33.
ARTICLE 8 RELATES TO THE VARIOUS CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
TO THE OTHER ENACTMENTS SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE ORDER.
CONCLUSION
34.
HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT HOPE THAT THE EARLY PUBLICATION
OF THE ANNEXED DRAFT ORDER WILL PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR INFORMED
DISCUSSION OF ITS PROVISION, AND THAT THE INTERESTED PUBLIC IN
PARTICLULAR HONG KONG BDTCS WILL MAKE THEIR VIEWS KNOWN BEFORE
THE FORTHCOMING PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES.
ENDS
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HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/LR RENTUN
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MF KILLER, MVD
MR. HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOLE OFFICE, CROYDON
MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE,
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
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