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Effect of cer-
..THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 1915.
3.-(1) A person to whom a certificate of naturalization is granted by a Secretary of State shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be entitled to all tificate of political and other rights, powers and privileges, and be subject to all obliga- naturalizations, duties and liabilities, to which a natural-born British subject is entitled or subject, and, as from the date of his naturalization, have to all intents and purposes the status of a natural-born British subject.
12 and 13 Will. 3. c. 2.*
Special certificate
in case of..
doubt.
Persons under dis- ability.
Persons previously
(2) Section three of the Act of Settlement (which disqualifies naturalized aliens from holding certain offices) shall have effect as if the words "naturalized or were omitted therefrom.
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4. The Secretary of State may in his abolute discretion, in such cases as he thinks fit, grant a special certificate of naturalization to any person with respect to whose nationality as a British subject a doubt exists, and he may specify in the certificate that the grant thereof is made for the purpose of quieting doubts as to the right of the person to be a British subject, and the grant of such a special certificate shall not be deemed to be any admission that the person to whom it was granted was not previously a British subject.
5.-(1) Where an alien obtains a certificate of naturalization, the Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, on the application of that alien, include in the certificate the name of any child of the alien born before the date of the certi- ficate and being a minor, and that child shall thereupon, if not already a British subject, become a British subject; but any such child may, within one year after attaining his majority, make a declaration of alienage, and shall thereupon cease to be a British subject..
(2) The Secretary of State may, in his absolute discretion in any special case in which he thinks fit, grant a certificate of naturalization to any minor, although the conditions required by this Act have not been complied with.
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(3) Except as provided by this section, a certificate of naturalization shall not be granted to any person under disability..
6. An alien who has been naturalized before the passing of this Act, may naturalized, apply to the Secretary of State for a certificate of naturalization under this Act, and the Secretary of State may grant to him a certificate on such terms and conditions as he may think fit.
Revocation of certificate
zation.
7.-(1) Where it appears to the Secretary of State that a certificate of of our naturalization granted by himi has been obtained by false representations or fraud, the Secretary of State may by order revoke the certificate, and the order of revocation shall have effect from such date as the Secretary of State may direct..
Power of Governments of British
to grant certificates
(2) Where the Secretary of State revokes a certificate of naturalization, he may order the certificate to be given up and cancelled, and any person refusing or neglecting to give up the certificate shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.
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8.-(1) The Government of any British Possession shall have the same power to grant a certificate of naturalization as the Secretary of State has under Possessions this Act, and the provisions of this Act as to the grant and revocation of such a certificate shall apply accordingly, with the substitution of the Government of the Possession for the Secretary of State, and the Possession for the United Kingdom, and also, in a Possession where any language is recognised as on an equality with the English language, with the substitution of the English language or that language for the English language :
of Imperial
naturaliza- tion.
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Provided that, in any British Possession other than British India and a Dominion specified in the First Schedule to this Act, the powers of the. Govern- ment of the Possession under this section shall be exercised by the Governor or a person acting under his authority, but shall be subject in each case to the approval of the Secretary of State, and any certificate proposed to be granted shall be submitted to him for his approval.
(2) Any certificate of naturalization granted under this section shall have the same effect as a certificate of naturalization granted by the Secretary of State under this Act.
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