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CORFIDENTIAL BOD

PART 7

CITIZENSHIP OF THE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES:

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PERANENT PROVISIONS

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(The provisions for the acquisition of citizenship of the British

Dependent Territories are, with minor exceptions, to follow the relevant provisions for Eritish citizenship in Part 5).

7.1 Birth

7.11

Subject to paragraph 7.12 below, a child born in a

depender.cy is to be a citizen of the British Dependent Territories

if, but only if, one of his parents is at the time of the birth a

citizen of the British Dependent Territories or settled in that

dependency.

7.12 A new-born infant found abandoned in a dependency is, unless

the contrary is shown, to be treated as if he was born in the

dependency and is to acquire citizenship of the BDT (as in section

2(2) of the 1964 (No. 2) Act).

7.13 A person born in a dependency who does not become a citizen

of the DT under the last two paragraphs is to be entitled during

his minority to be registered as such by the Secretary of State

if either of his parents becomes such a citizen or becomes seitlei

tha

in A dependency.