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"British Overseas citizen" includes a person who is

a British Overseas citizen under the Hong Kong (British

Nationality) Order 1986.

(9) Section 51 of the 1981 Act (meaning of certain expressions

relating to nationality in other Acts and instruments) shall have

effect as if in subsection (3)

(a)

(b)

at the end of paragraph (a)(ii) there were inserted

the words "or who under the Hong Kong (British

Nationality) Order 1986 is a British National

(Overseas)";

in paragraph (b) after the words "British Dependent

Territories citizen" there were inserted the words

"nor a British National (Overseas)".

(10) The provisions of section 12 of the 1981 Act

(renunciation) shall apply in relation to British Nationals

(Overseas) and the status of a British National (Overseas) as they

apply in relation to British citizens and British citizenship.

(11) The provisions of section 40 of the 1981 Act (deprivation

of British citizenship) shall apply in relation to persons registered

as British Nationals (Overseas) under this Order and the status of a

British National (Overseas) as they apply in relation to persons

registered as British citizens under the 1981 Act and British

citizenship.

(12) Section 2 of the 1983 Act (acquisition of British

citizenship by registration) shall have effect as if -

(a)

in subsection (1)(a) at the end there were inserted

the words "or who, having become such a citizen

by virtue of that section, is a British National

(Overseas)";

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