TNAG-1125-FCO40-1400-British-Nationality-Act-1981-and-the-Dependent-Territories-1982 — Page 153

PART V

eaning of tain

ressions ating to

tionality in

er Acts and truments.

c. 61

British Nationality Act 1981

(12) References in the Act to any country mentioned in chedule 3 include refrences to the dependencies of that country.

(13) Her Majesty may y Order in Council subject to annul- ment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament amend Schedule 6 in ny of the following circumstances, namely

(a) where the name of any territory mentioned in it is

altered; or

(b) where any territory mentioned in it is divided into two

or more territories.

51. (1) Without prejudice to subsection (3)(c), in any enact- ment or instrument whatever passed or made before commence- ment "British subject" and "Commonwealth citizen same meaning, that is--

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(a) in relation to any me before commencement-

have the

(i) a person who under the 1948 Act was at that time a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies or who, unde any enactment then in force in a country ment,ned in section 1(3) of that Act as then in force, was at that time a citizen of that country; and

(ii) any other person who had at that time the status of a British subject under that Act or any other enactment then in force;

(b) in relation to any time after commencement, a person who has the status of a Commonwealth citizen under this Act.

(2) In any enactment or instrument whatever passed or made after commencement-

"British subject" means a person who has the status of

a British subject under this Act;

Commonwealth citizen" means a person who has the

status of a Commonwealth citizen under this Act.

(3) In any enactment or instrument whatever passed or made before commencement-

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(a) citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies"-

(i) in relation to any time before commencement, means a person who under the 1948 Act was at that time a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies;

(ii) in relation to any time after commencement, means a person who under this Act is a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen or a British Overseas citizen;

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