Section 42(4) provides that a person registered as a citizen or subject under the 1981 Act becomes such a person as from the date of
registration.
The same will apply to BN(0)s.
6. Article 7(6) applies to the Order section 43 of the 1981 Act.
That section empowers the Secretary of State to delegate the exercise of certain of his functions to Governors of dependent territories
and others. The effect of Article 7(6) is to enable all matters
relating to the registration, renunciation and deprivation of BN (0) status to be undertaken by the Governor of Hong Kong.
7.
Article 7(7) applies to the Order sections 45, 46(1), 47 and 48 of the 1981 Act. Section 45 provides that a relevant document showing citizenship may be taken as evidence of such citizenship. Section 46(1) makes it a summary offence to make a false statement for the purpose of procuring anything under the 1981 Act. Section 47 causes illegitimate children subsequently legitimated by their parents' marriage to be treated for the purposes of the Act as if they had been born legitimate. Section 48 provides that any reference to the status or description of a parent shall, in the case of children born after that parents death, be a reference to the status or description at the time of death.
8. Article 7(8) amends section 50 of the 1981 Act, which is concerned with the interpretation of words and phrases used in the Act. Article 7(8):
a) inserts a definition of BN (0) status and
b)
amends the definition of British Overseas citizen
so as to make it clear that it includes a person
who is such a citizen under the Order.
9. Article 7(9) amends section 51 of the 1981 Act, which is concerned with the meaning of certain expressions relating to nationality in earlier Acts and instruments so as to make it clear that the expression
"CUKC" includes a BN(0).
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