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CONFIDENTIAL

H. CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE IMMIGRATION ACT

114. The introduction of British Citizenship conferring the right of abode in the United Kingdom will call for consequential amendments to the

Immigration Act, and the proposed Nationality Bill will include these. Much of the amendment will consist of the replacement of the term 'patrial' which

will no longer be required, by reference to 'British Citizen'. The effect of

these provisions will be that, in the long term, the right of abode in the

United Kingdom will depend exclusively on the possession of British Citizenship.

But the right of abode at present enjoyed by Commonwealth citizens who will

not become British Citizens under the transitional provisions of the Bill will

not be affected.

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