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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-british-overseas-territories-regulations-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-15",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/3139",
  "legislation_title": "The British Nationality (British Overseas Territories) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-british-overseas-territories-regulations-2007",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/15",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Application under section 22(2) of the Act",
  "text": "The application shall contain information showing—\n(a) that the applicant has renounced citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies before commencement and his reason for doing so;\n(b) that the applicant possesses the requisite qualifying connection with a British overseas territory or has been married to, or has been the civil partner of, a person who has, or would if living have, such a connection;\n(c) where the applicant is aged 10 or over, that he is of good character; and\n(d) that the applicant is of full capacity.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 15 in force at 3.12.2007, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3139/schedule/2/paragraph/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:41:48.661415+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}