HONG KONG NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
POINTS FOR CRITICISM
9. BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENSHIP
CRITICISM
1. The draft Order implies some distinction in status between British
Overseas citizens created by the draft Hong Kong Order and the same
citizenship under the British Nationality Act 1981.
Otherwise there
would not be a specific reference to a BOC under the Order in
Article 7(8).
PROVISION IN THE ORDER
2.
Article 7(8) makes it clear that a British Overseas citizen created
by the draft Order is the same for the purposes of the BNA 1981 as
a British Overseas citizen created under that Act.
Line to Take
There is no distinction between BOCs, whether under the 1981 Act
or under this Order. The reference is there to make sure there is
no mis-understanding under the law as to the meaning of British Overseas
citizenship in the context of the BNA 1981.
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