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CONFIDENTIAL
Among the measures provided
for
in the Order are
the British Nationality
certain nomenclature amendments to
Act 1981 to introduce a new and additional category of British national (British National (Overseas)) into existing
nationality law. Therefore, where provisions using the
ог
British
existing
previous titles of
of categories
nationals occur in, ог in association with, international
agreements or arrangements to which the United Kingdom or Her Majesty's Government are a party, Her Majesty's
Government intend with effect from 1 July 1987 to interpret
those provisions as also extending to the new
British National
proceed on
(Overseas).
the assumption
category
of
Her Majesty's Government will
that other parties to such
agreements or arrangements will follow the same practice.
The Order in Council does not deal with the issue of
passports, which
which is a matter of Royal Prerogative and is not covered by legislation. However, Her Majesty's Government intend to commence issuing British passports to
qualified
applicants in the new status of British National (Overseas) from 1 July 1987. Her Majesty's Government therefore take this opportunity to request the Governments of the countries
to whose Missions this Note
this Note is addressed to afford holders
of British
national status of British
in passports
the
access and
of British
British
Dependent
National (Overseas) the same facilities for
travel which they currently enjoy as holders
passports in the national
Territories Citizen.
status of
Copies of the Order and the Hong Kong Act are
available
if required from Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 49 High
Holborn, London WC1V 6HB.
CONFIDENTIAL