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ORDER IN COUNCIL WHEREBY BDT CITIZENSHIP CANNOT BE RETAINED OR ACQUIRED ON OR AFTER 1 JULY 1997 BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG, AND WHEREBY BDTC BY VIRTUE OF ANY SUCH CONNECTION MAY BEFORE THAT DATE (OR UP TO BEFORE
31 DECEMBER 1997 FOR PERSONS BORN IN
THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THAT YEAR) ACQUIRE A NEW FORM OF BRITISH
NATIONALITY. THE HOLDERS OF THE NEW NATIONALITY WILL BE KNOWN AS
BRITISH NATIONALS (OVERSEAS) (BN(0)). THE ACT ALSO PROVIDES THAT
SUCH AN ORDER MAY, INTER ALIA:
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PROVIDE THAT THE NEW STATUS MAY BE HELD ON OR AFTER 1
JULY 1997 ONLY BY PEOPLE WHO ARE BDTCS ON 30 JUNE 1997.
MAKE PROVISION FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF STATELESSNESS: AND
MAKE SUCH OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS AS MAY BE
NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDER, INCLUDING
PROVISIONS AMENDING THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981
AND ANY OTHER ENACTMENT.
THE ANNEXED DRAFT ORDER IN COUNCIL HAS BEEN PREPARED WITHIN THIS
FRAMEWORK.
7.
ONCE THE ORDER IN COUNCIL HAS BEEN FINALLY APPROVED BY
PARLIAMENT, ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR THOSE QUALIFIED TO BECOME BN (0)S TO APPLY FOR THAT STATUS TOGETHER WITH THE PASSPORTS IN WHICH IT WILL BE RECORDED. SINCE BRITISH PASSPORTS
ARE ISSUED UNDER THE PREROGATIVE THE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS THAT WILL BE MADE FOR THE ISSUE, RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT OF BN(0)
PASSPORTS ARE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE ORDER. SO TOO ARE THE
REGULATIONS THAT WILL GOVERN THE MACHINERY FOR DEALING WITH
APPLICATIONS FOR BN(0) STATUS. THESE MATTERS ARE BEING PURSUED
SEPARATELY WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG.
COMMENTARY ON THE PROVISIONS IN THE DRAFT ORDER
CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND EXTENT.
8.
ARTICLE 1 SETS OUT THE TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT DATE OF THE
ORDER AND ENSURES THAT IT FORMS PART OF THE LAW OF NORTHERN IRELAND, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, THE ISLE OF MAN AND THE DEPENDENT
TERRITORIES. COMMENCEMENT SHOULD BE NO LATER THAN 1 JULY 1987 IN
ORDER TO ENABLE PASSPORTS RECORDING BN(0) STATUS TO BE ISSUED ON
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