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A.D. 1914.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 1915.

British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914.

14 & 5 GEO. 5. CH. 17.]

Section,

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

PART I.

NATURAL-BORN BRITISH SUBJECTS.

1. Definition of natural-born British subject.

PART II.

NATURALIZATION OF ALIENS.

2. Certificate of naturalization.

3. Effect of certificate of naturalization.

4. Special certificate in case of doubt.

5. Persons under disability.

6. Persons previously naturalized.

7. Revocation of certificate of naturalization.

8. Power of Governments of British possessions. to grant certificates

of Imperial naturalization.

9. Application of Part II. to Self-Governing Dominions.

PART III.

GENERAL.

National Status of Married Women and Infant Children.

10. National status of married women.

11. Status of widows.

12. Status of children.

Loss of British Nationality.

13. Loss of British nationality by foreign naturalization.

14. Declaration of alicnage.

15. Power of naturalized subjects to divest themselves of their status

in certain cases.

16. Saving of obligations incurred before loss of nationality.

Status of Aliens.

17. Capacity of alien as to property.

18. Trial of alien.

Procedure and Evidence.

19. Regulations by Secretary of State.

20. Evidence of declarations.

21. Evidence of certificates of naturalization.

22. Evidence of entries in registers.

23. Penalty for false representation or statement.

24. Form of oath of allegiance.

Supplemental.

25. Saving for letters of denization.

26. Saving for powers of Legislatures and Governments of British

possessions.

27. Definitions.

28. Repeal, short title, and commencement.

SCHEDULES.