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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-act-1981/schedule-1/paragraph-4B",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/61",
  "legislation_title": "British Nationality Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-act-1981",
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  "number": "4B",
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  "text": "(1) The qualifying period for the purposes of paragraph 1 or 3 is a period of years which ends with the date of the application in question.\n(2) The length of the period is determined in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.\n(3) In the case of an applicant who does not meet the activity condition, the number of years in the period is—\n(a) 8, in a case within paragraph 1;\n(b) 5, in a case within paragraph 3.\n(4) In the case of an applicant who meets the activity condition, the number of years in the period is—\n(a) 6, in a case within paragraph 1;\n(b) 3, in a case within paragraph 3.\n(5) The applicant meets the activity condition if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the applicant—\n(a) has participated otherwise than for payment in prescribed activities; or\n(b) is to be treated as having so participated.",
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  "status": "prospective",
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      "type": "F",
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      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 4B inserted (prosp.) by Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c. 11), ss. 41(1), 58"
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:13:43.090681+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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