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DRAFT " RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT" PROVISION

"On application made to him in the prescribed manner the Secretary of

State will register as a British Citizen a minor child provided that

the Secretary of State is satisfied that at the time of the birth of

the child one of his parents was [and still is] a British Citizen bŷ

descent [from a parent born in the UK] and at the time of the birth and

throughout the period of [5] years immediately preceding the date of

birth he or she had been engaged in relevant employment. For the

purpose of this section a period of ordinary residence in the

United Kingdom will count towards the period of 5 years residence.

immediately preceding the date of birth of the child.

"In this section " relevant employment

(a)

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appointment by HMG in the United Kingdom to an international

organisation of which HMG is a member;

on U.K.-based terms [to be better expressed]

(b) Service in the employment of the body (incorporated or unincorpor-

ated) which is established in the United Kingdom or which either

directly or indirectly is controlled by such a body established in

the United Kingdom;

(c)

(d)

Employment with Authorised Service Organisations which are subject

to the provisions of the Service Discipline Acts when serving

abroad with the armed forces;

OSAS personnel [formal definition not yet obtained from ODA].

NOTES

i)

The definition at (b) above comes from the Department of Trade.

We are still not sure that it goes far enough, e.g. it may not

cover the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. We assume that it would

cover the British Council but we have not yet checked.

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