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The British Nationality (British Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

S.I. 2003/539 · Made 6 March 2003

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BRITISH NATIONALITY

Made 6th March 2003

Laid before Parliament 11th March 2003

Coming into force 1st April 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 41(1) and (3) of the British Nationality Act 1981f1, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1981 c. 61.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Commencement
  2. 2Amendment
  3. 3Amendment
  4. 4Amendment
  5. 5Amendment
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation and Commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the British Nationality (British Overseas Territories)(Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.

2Amendment

The British Nationality (Dependent Territories) Regulations 1982f1 shall be amended as follows.

3Amendment

Regulations 10 to 13 and paragraphs 12 to 17 of Schedule 2 are hereby revoked.

4Amendment

In paragraph 18(d) of Schedule 2,

(a)

the words, “, if a woman,” shall be omitted and

(b)

for the word “man” substitute “person”;

5Amendment

In paragraph 19(b) of Schedule 2,

(a)

the words “, if a woman,” shall be omitted and

(b)

for the word “man” substitute “person”.

Signature

Beverley Hughes

Minister of State

Home Office

6th March 2003

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the British Nationality (Dependent Territories) Regulations 1982.

These Regulations amend paragraphs 18 and 19 of Schedule 2 to the 1982 Regulations (which stipulate what information an application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen under section 22 of the British Nationality Act 1981 shall contain) to reflect the changes made by section 5 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41).

Regulations 10 to 13 (which relate to deprivation of citizenship) are revoked to reflect the changes introduced by section 4 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act ( c.41) which substitutes a new section 40 and 40A into British Nationality Act 1981 and comes into force on the 1st April 2003. Sole provision is now made for the giving of notice where it is proposed to deprive a person of a citizenship status and the subsequent cancellation of any registration or naturalisation by the British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003. References to the time limit for applying for an inquiry are also deleted because the inquiry procedure is replaced by a right of appeal by section 4 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

Paragraphs 12 to 17 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations are revoked because they provide for the content of applications for citizenship under provisions of the British Nationality Act 1981 which have been repealed by section 15 of and Schedule 2 to, the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.