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29.
Article 7(3) fulfils the commitment that BN(0)s will be
Commonwealth citizens. But we still need to decide, in the light of
FCO's reservation about making the point so bluntly, whether BN (0)s should
be Commonwealth citizens, or whether they should merely be treated as if
they were. If the latter a different form of words will be needed.
Whatever is decided will need to be defensible in terms of the commitment
given. It would seem preferable, and less open to question, simply to
include BN(0)s in section 37 of the 1981 Act.
30. Article 7(4) to 7(11) are self-explanatory, and aim to encompass
all the other amendments which will be necessary to the 1981 Act.
In
particular Article 7(4)(d) excludes the possibility of imposing fees for
acquiring BN (0), but allows fees to be imposed for the registration as a
BOC of qualified grandchildren under Article 6(3).
Consequential amendments
31.
Article 8 sets out the consequential amendments which will be
necessary to the other enactments specified in the Schedule to the Order.
It needs further attention, particularly as regards Acts passed after 1981.
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