# Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, Section 9: Nationals and residents


(1) A national of the United Kingdom is an individual who is—
(a) a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen,
(b) a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) is a British subject, or
(c) a British protected person within the meaning of that Act.
(2) A resident of the United Kingdom is—
(a) an individual who is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom,
(b) a body incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom, or
(c) a Scottish partnership.
(3) A resident of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom is—
(a) an individual who is ordinarily resident in such a country or territory, or
(b) a body incorporated under the law of such a country or territory.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) a branch situated in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom of—
(a) a body incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom, or
(b) a Scottish partnership,
is to be treated as a body incorporated under the law of the country or territory where the branch is situated.
(5) This section applies for the purposes of this Part.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/24/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/anti-terrorism-crime-and-security-act-2001/section-9
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