Section 4B Acquisition by registration: certain persons without other citizenshipF1

United Kingdom

(1)

This section applies to a person who has the status of—

(a)

British Overseas citizen,

(b)

British subject under this Act, F2. . .

(c)

British protected person.F3, or

(d)

British National (Overseas)

(2)

A person to whom this section applies shall be entitled to be registered as a British citizen if—

(a)

he applies for registration under this section,

(b)

the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person does not have, apart from the status mentioned in subsection (1), any citizenship or nationality, and

(c)

the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person has not after F4the relevant day renounced, voluntarily relinquished or lost through action or inaction any citizenship or nationality

(F53)

For the purposes of subsection (2)(c), the “ relevant day ” means—

(a)

in the case of a person to whom this section applies by virtue of subsection (1)(d) only, 19th March 2009, and

(b)

in any other case, 4th July 2002.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 4B inserted (30.4.2003) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), ss. 12(1), 162 (with s. 159); S.I. 2003/754, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 3, 4, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2003/1040, art. 2 and S.I. 2003/1339, art. 4))
F2: Word in s. 4B(1) repealed (13.1.2010) by Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c. 11), ss. 44(2)(a), 56, 58, Sch. Pt. 2; S.I. 2009/2731, art. 4(c)(i)(j)
F3: S. 4B(1)(d) and preceding word inserted (13.1.2010) by Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c. 11), ss. 44(2)(b), 56, 58; S.I. 2009/2731, art. 4(c)
F4: Words in s. 4B(2)(c) substituted (13.1.2010) by Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c. 11), ss. 44(3), 56, 58; S.I. 2009/2731, art. 4(c)
F5: S. 4B(3) inserted (13.1.2010) by Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c. 11), ss. 44(4), 58; S.I. 2009/2731, art. 4(c)