Section 17E Citizen of UK and Colonies unable to become citizen at commencementF1

(1)

A person (“P”) is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen on an application made under this section if—

(a)

P meets the general conditions;

(b)

P—

(i)

was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies immediately before commencement, or

(ii)

would have become such a citizen as mentioned in section 17A(2)(a), or

(iii)

would have been such a citizen immediately before commencement as mentioned in section 17A(2)(b);

(c)

P would then have automatically become a British Dependent Territories citizen at commencement by the operation of section 23, had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth; and

(d)

P would then have automatically become a British overseas territories citizen by the operation of section 2 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

(2)

A person who is registered as a British overseas territories citizen under this section is a British overseas territories citizen by descent if the citizenship which the person would have acquired at commencement (as mentioned in subsection (1)(c)) would (by virtue of section 25) have been citizenship by descent.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ss. 17B-17G inserted (28.6.2022) by Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 2(2), 87(1); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 2

Notes on Part II

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. II heading substituted (26.2.2002) by British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8), s. 2(2)(a)

Modifications

C1: Pt. II (ss. 15–25) excluded by S.I. 1983/882, art. 2(3)