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PART II
Acquisition
by descent.
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British Nationality
(b) settled in a dependent territory.
(2) A new-born infant who, after commencement, is found abandoned in a dependent territory shall, unless the contrary is shown, be deemed for the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a) to have been born in that territory after commence- 5
ment; and
(b) to have been born to a parent who at the time of the birth was a citizen of the British Dependent Territories or settled in a dependent territory.
(3) A person born in a dependent territory after commence- 10 ment who is not a citizen of the British Dependent Territories by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) shall be entitled to be registered as such a citizen if, while he is a minor-
(a) his father or mother becomes such a citizen or becomes
settled in a dependent territory; and
(b) an application is made for his registration as such a
citizen.
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(4) Where after commencement an order authorising the adoption of a minor who is not a citizen of the British Depen- dent Territories is made by a court in any dependent territory, 20 he shall be a citizen of the British Dependent Territories as from the date on which the order is made if the adopter or, in the case of a joint adoption, one of the adopters is a citizen of the British Dependent Territories on that date.
14.—(1) A person born outside the dependent territories after 25 commencement shall be a citizen of the British Dependent Terri- tories if at the time of the birth his father or mother-
(a) is such a citizen by virtue of birth in a dependent terri-
tory; or
(b) is such a citizen and is serving outside the dependent 30
territories in service to which this paragraph applies, his or her recruitment for that service having taken place in a dependent territory.
(2) Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) applies to-
(a) Crown service under the government of a dependent 35
territory; and
(b) service of any description for the time being designated
under subsection (3).
(3) For the purposes of this section the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument designate any 40
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