# The British Nationality (British Overseas Territories) Regulations 2007, Paragraph 14: Application under section 22(1) of the Act

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The application shall contain information showing—
(a) that the applicant has renounced citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies before commencement;
(b) that at the time when he renounced it, the applicant was, or was about to become, a citizen of a country mentioned immediately before commencement in section 1(3) of the British Nationality Act 1948;
(c) that the applicant could not have remained or become such a citizen but for renouncing it or had reasonable cause to believe that he would be deprived of his citizenship of that country unless he renounced it;
(d) that the applicant possessed the requisite qualifying connection with a British overseas territory immediately before commencement or was married before commencement to a person who possessed the requisite qualifying connection with a British overseas territory immediately before commencement or who would if living have possessed such a connection;
(e) that the applicant has not previously been registered under section 22(1) of the Act (right to registration replacing right to resume citizenship of UK and Colonies); and
(f) where the applicant is aged 10 or over, that he is of good character.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3139/schedule/2/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-british-overseas-territories-regulations-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-14
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