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British Nationality

British Nationality

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PART II

CITIZENSHIP OF THE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES

Acquisition after commencement

13. Acquisition by birth or adoption.

14. Acquisition by descent.

15. Acquisition by registration: minors.

16. Acquisition by naturalisation.

Acquisition after commencement: special cases

17. Right to registration by virtue of residence in dependent

territory.

18. Right to registration by virtue of marriage.

19. Right to registration replacing right to resume citizenship

of U.K. and Colonies.

Acquisition at commencement

20. Citizens of U.K. and Colonies who are to become citizens of the British Dependent Territories at commencement.

Renunciation and resumption

21. Renunciation and resumption.

Supplementary

22. Meaning of citizen of the British Dependent Territories" by

virtue of birth in a dependent territory ".

PART III

BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENSHIP

23. Citizens of U.K. and Colonies who are to become British

Overseas citizens at commencement.

24. Registration of minor children.

25. Registration of wives.

26.

Renunciation.

PART IV

BRITISH SUBJECTS

27. Continuance as British subjects of existing British subjects

of certain descriptions.

28. Continuance as British subjects of certain former citizens

of Eire.

29. Registration of minor children.

30. Registration of certain alien women entitled to registration

as British subjects immediately before commencement.

31. Renunciation.

32. Circumstances in which British subjects are to lose that

status.

PART V

MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY

33. Provisions for reducing statelessness.

34. Commonwealth citizenship.

35. British protected persons.

36.

Amendment of Immigration Act 1971.

37. Deprivation of citizenship.

38. Regulations and Orders in Council.

39. Registration and naturalisation: general provisions.

40. Exercise of functions of Secretary of State by Governors

and others.

41.

Decisions involving exercise of discretion.

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42.

Evidence.

43.

Offences and proceedings.

44. Legitimated children.

45. Posthumous children.

46. Interpretation.

47.

Meaning of certain expressions relating to nationality in

other Acts and instruments.

48.

Consequential amendments, transitional provisions, repeals

and savings.

49. Citation, commencement and extent.

SCHEDULES:

Schedule 1-Requirements for naturalisation. Schedule 2-Provisions for reducing statelessness. Schedule 3-Countries whose citizens are Common-

wealth citizens.

Schedule 4-Amendments of Immigration Act 1971. Schedule 5-Form of oath of allegiance. Schedule 6-British Dependent Territories. Schedule 7-Consequential amendments. Schedule 8-Transitional provisions. Schedule 9--Repeals.

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