Fees.
Application in relation to associated states.
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26. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the fees specified in Schedule 18 may in the United Kingdom be taken and shall be applied in the manner sel out in the said Schedule. and in any country mentioned in section ((3) of the Act of 1948, the like fees (or fees of the corresponding amounts in the local currency) may be taken and shall be applied in the like manner as fees taken in the United Kingdom:
Provided that no fee shall be taken under this Regulation for witnessing the signing of an application or declaration or for administering the oath of allegiance, in a case where the applica- tion or declaration is witnessed, or the oath administered, by a justice of the peace.
(2) Of the fee payable in respect of the grant of a certificate of naturalization, two pounds (if the applicant is a British protected person) and three pounds (if the applicant is an alien) shall be payable on the submission of the application for a certificate, and the balance shall be payable on the receipt of the decision to grant a certificate:
Provided that where a husband and wife apply at the same time for certificates and are residing together at the time of the applications and the balance is paid in respect of the grant of a certificate to one of them, no balance shall be payable in respect of the grant of a certificate to the other.
27. (1) In relation to an associated state a reference in these Regulations to a colony shall be construed as if it included a reference to such a state but in relation to an associated state any reference to the Governor shall be construed as a reference to the Secretary of State or, where he has issued a relevant direction under paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the West Indies Act 1967. to the person, or the person for the time being holding the office, specified in the direction.
(2) In accordance with paragraph (1), by reason of the issue of such directions as aforesaid, any reference in these Regulations to the Governor shall be construed--
(a) in relation to the associated state of Antigua, of Dominica, of Saint Christopher. Nevis and Anguilla or of Saint Lucia, as a reference to the person holding the office of Secretary to the Cabinet;
(b) in relation to the associated state of Grenada, as a reference to the person holding the office of Permanent Secretary to the Premier.
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(3) Regulation 14(3) shall bave effect as if the reference therein to section 10(2) of the Act of 1948 included a reference to paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the West Indies Act 1967.
21st May 1969,
JAMES CALLAGHAN, One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.
We consent to Regulation 26 of these Regulations.
WALTER HARRISON,
E. ALAN FITCH,
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury.
27th May 1969,
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15 to 17 and 19)
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GENERAL Requirements að Respects ApplicATIONS, ETC.
An application or declaration shall be made in writing and shall state the name, address, age and date of birth of the applicant of declarant.
An application, other than such an application as is mentioned in Regulation 6, 7, 8, 9 or 13 shall state whether the applicant has ever renounced or been deprived of citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies.
3. An application or declaration shall contain a statutory declaration that the particulars stated therein are true.
4. An application or declaration shall be signed in the presence of. and an oath of allegiance shall be of no effect unless administered by, one of the following persons:-
(a) in England, Wales or Northern Ireland-
any justice of the peace, commissioner authorized to ad- minister oaths in the Supreme Courts or notary public;
(b) in Scotland-
any sheriff, sheriff-substitute, justice of the peace or notary public:
(c) in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or any colony, pro-
tectorate or protected state-
any judge of any court of civil or criminal jurisdiction, any justice of the peace or magistrate, or any person for the time being authorized by the law of the place where the applicant, declarant or deponent is, to administer an oath for any judicial or other legal purpose,
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