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Standing Committee F: 2nd April 1981

S.C. F

S.C.

Standing Committee F: 2nd April 1981

353

British Nationality Bill continued

British Nationality Bill continued

Mr J. Enoch Powell

Mr Timothy Raison

102

Clause 46, page 35, line 2, at end insert Falkland Islands and Dependencies, and St.

Helena and Dependencies'.

Clause 46, page 36, line 45, leave out he was stateless at birth and ' and insert-

(i) at the time of the birth his father or mother was a British citizen; or (ii) he would, but for this subsection, have been born stateless, and (in either case)'.

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Mr Timothy Raison

Mr Ivor Stanbrook

Clause 46, page 35, line 2, at end insert 'Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands and Depen-

dencies, and St. Helena and Dependencies'.

Mr J. Enoch Powell

121

Clause 46, page 35, line 16, leave out from Britain' to end of line 17, and insert

' and Northern Ireland'.

211

212

Clause 46, page 37, line 8, leave out from 'substitution' to end of line 9 and insert 'for the references to the United Kingdom and to a British citizen of references to that territory and to a citizen of the British Dependent Territories respectively.'.

Mr Alexander Lyon

6

Clause 46, page 35, line 25, leave out from 'to' to end of line 28 and insert being resident within the United Kingdom at any time after his conditions of resident have been removed by the Secretary of State. The burden of proving that the conditions were removed as a result of fraud, false representation or the concealment of any material fact shall lie upon the Secretary of State.'.

Mr Alexander Lyon

106

103

Clause 47, page 38, line 13, leave out sub-paragraph (i).

Mr Alexander Lyon

107

Clause 47, page 38, line 19, leave out 'other'.

Mr Alexander Lyon

Mr J. Enoch Powell

Mr Ivor Stanbrook

108

Clause 47, page 38, line 20, leave out that' and insert 'the 1948'.

104

Clause 46, page 35, line 28, at end insert and not being under the laws of any country

other than the United Kingdom entitled to the citizenship of that country'.

Mr Alexander Lyon

109

Clause 47, page 39, line 14, leave out subsection (5) and insert-

*(5) If in doubt, spin a coin'.

Mr Alexander Lyon

105

Clause 46, page 36, line 5, at end insert save where he settled in the United King-

dom before the 1st day of February 1973'.