CONFIDENTIAL
30. Article 7(2) includes BN(0)s in the categories of those eligible to apply for registration as British citizens under section 4 of the British
Nationality Act 1981.
31.
Article 7(3) provides that BN(0)s will remain Commonwealth citizens
in line with other British nationals.
32.
Article 7(4)
7(12) encompasses all the other amendments which will
be necessary to the British Nationality Act 1981 and to the British Nationality (Falkland 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
provisions, and that the interested public in particular Hong Kong
will make their views known before
BDTCS
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the forthcoming Parliamentary
debates.