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British Nationality Act 1981

(ii) his father or mother was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies at that time and became a British citizen at commencement, or would have done so but for his or her death; or

(d) he is a British citizen by virtue of registration under

section 5; or

(e) subject to subsection (2), being a woman born outside the United Kingdom before commencement, she is a British citizen as a result of her registration as such a citizen under section 8 by virtue of being or having been married to a man who at commencement became a British citizen by descent or would have done so but for his having died or ceased to be a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies as a result of a declara- tion of renunciation ; or

(f) he is a British citizen by virtue of registration under section 10 who, having before commencement ceased to be a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies as a result of a declaration of renunciation, would, if he had not so ceased, have at commencement become a British citizen by descent by virtue of paragraph (b); or

(g) he is a British citizen by virtue of, registration under section 13 who, immediately before he ceased to be a British citizen as a result of a declaration of renuncia- tion, was such a citizen by descent; or

(h) he is a person born in a dependent territory after com- mencement who is a British citizen by virtue of para- graph 2 of Schedule 2.

(2) A person born outside the United Kingdom before com- mencement is not a British citizen "by descent" by virtue of subsection (1)(b) or (e) if his father was at the time of his birth serving outside the United Kingdom-

(a) in service of a description mentioned in subsection (3), his recruitment for the service in question having taken place in the United Kingdom; or

(b) in service under a Community institution, his recruit- ment for that service having taken place in a country which at the time of the recruitment was a member of the Communities.

(3) The descriptions of service referred to in subsection (2)

are-

(a) Crown service under the government of the United

Kingdom; and

(b) service of any description at any time designated under

section 2(3).

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