# The Bahamas Independence Order 1973, Paragraph 4: Persons who become citizens on 9th July 1974


Every person who on 9th July 1973 is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies—
(a) having become such a citizen under the British Nationality Act 1948 by virtue of his having been naturalised in the former Colony of the Bahamas Islands before that Act come into force; or
(b) having become such a citizen by virtue of his having been naturalised in the former Colony of the Bahama Islands under that Act,
shall become a citizen of The Bahamas on 9th July 1974, unless, prior to that date, he has in such manner as may be prescribed declared that he does not desire to become a citizen of The Bahamas:
Provided that this section shall not apply to a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies who on 9th July 1973 possesses the citizenship or nationality of some other country.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/1080/schedule/1/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bahamas-independence-order-1973/schedule-1/paragraph-4
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