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AMENDMENTS TO BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981

29.

ARTICLE 7 SETS OUT THE AMENDMENTS WHICH WILL BE NECESSARY

TO THE 1981 ACT.

30.

ARTICLE 7(2) INCLUDES BN(0)S IN THE CATEGORIES OF THOSE

ENTITLED TO REGISTRATION AS BRITISH CITIZENS UNDER SECTION 4 OF

THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981.

31.

ARTICLE 7(3) PROVIDES THAT BN(0)S WILL REMAIN

COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS IN LINE WITH OTHER BRITISH NATIONALS.

32.

ARTICLES 7(4) 7(12) ENCOMPASS ALL THE OTHER AMENDMENTS

WHICH WILL BE NECESSARY TO THE 1981 ACT. IN PARTICULAR, ARTICLE

7(4)(D) ENSURES THAT NO FEE WILL BE CHARGED FOR REGISTRATION AS A

BN(O).

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

33.

ARTICLE 8 RELATES TO THE VARIOUS CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

TO THE OTHER ENACTMENTS SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE ORDER.

CONCLUSION

HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT HOPE THAT THE EARLY PUBLICATION OF THE

ANNEXED DRAFT ORDER WILL PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR INFORMED

DISCUSSION OF ITS PROVISIONS, AND THAT THE INTERESTED PARTIES

IN PARTICULAR HONG KONG BDTCS WILL MAKE THEIR VIEWS KNOWN PRIOR

TO THE FORTHCOMING PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES.

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ENDS

RIFKIND

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY.

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH DEPT.(MR WALKER)

D/HD PUSD

PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT.

MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME

OFFICE.

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE,

CROYDON.

Mr Miller, MVD

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