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(c)

(d)

(e)

if the applicant is in a dependent territory, to the

Governor;

if the applicant is in a country mentioned in

Schedule 3 to the Act, to the High Commissioner or,

if there is no High Commissioner, to the Secretary

of State at the Home Office;

if the applicant is elsewhere, to any consular officer,

any established officer in the Diplomatic Service

of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom

or any person authorised by the Secretary of State

in that behalf.

Persons not of full age or capacity

5. An application may be made on behalf of someone not of

full age or capacity by his father or mother or any person who has

assumed responsibility for his welfare.

PART III

RENUNCIATION AND DEPRIVATION

Declarations of renunciation

6.

Any declaration of renunciation of the status of a British

National (Overseas) made under section 12 of the Act

Act (a)

shall

(a) be made to the appropriate authority specified in

Regulation 7; and

(b) satisfy the requirements of Schedule 2.

Authority to whom declaration of renunciation is to be made

7. The authority to whom a declaration of renunciation is

to be made is as follows:-

(a) Section 12 is applied in relation to the status of a British

National (Overseas) by the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986, Article 7(10).