# British Nationality Act 1981, Section 4E: The general conditions


For the purposes of sections 4F to 4I, a person (“P”) meets the general conditions if—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) at the time of P's birth, P's mother—
(i) was not married, or
(ii) was married to a person other than P's natural father;
(c) no person is treated as the father of P under section 28 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 or under section 35 or 36 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;
(ca) no person is treated as a parent of P under section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008; and
(d) P has never been a British citizen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/4E (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-act-1981/section-4E
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