- E.R.

CONFIDENTIAL

British Nationality Acts

(a)

7.-(1) The British Nationality Act 1981 ("the 1981 Act") and the British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983(b) ("the

1983 Act") shall have effect subject to the following provisions

of this Article.

(2) Section 4(1) of the 1981 Act (acquisition by registration:

British Dependent Territories citizens, etc.) shall have effect as

if after the words "British Dependent Territories citizen,' there

were inserted the words "a British National (Overseas), ".

"T

(3) Section 37 of the 1981 Act (Commonwealth citizenship)

shall have effect as if in subsection (1)(a)

(a)

the reference to the 1981 Act included a reference

to this Order;

(b)

after the words "British Dependent Territories

(4)

citizen," there were inserted the words "a

British National (Overseas)

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Section 41 of the 1981 Act (regulations and Orders in

Council) shall have effect as if -

(a) any reference in it to the 1981 Act included a

reference to this Order;

(b)

in subsection (1)(f) after the word "citizenship"

there were inserted the words "or of the status

of a British National (Overseas)";

(c) in subsection (1)(i) after the words "British

Dependent Territories citizens," there were

inserted the words "British Nationals (Overseas), ";

(a)

1981 c.61.

(b) 1983 c.6.

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