{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-british-overseas-territories-regulations-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-british-overseas-territories-regulations-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-4.json",
  "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/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Application under section 17(2) of the Act",
  "text": "The application shall contain information showing—\n(a) that the applicant’s father or mother (“the parent in question”) was a British overseas territories citizen by descent at the time of the applicant’s birth;\n(b) that the father or mother of the parent in question—\n(i) was a British overseas territories citizen otherwise than by descent at the time of the birth of the parent in question; or\n(ii) became a British overseas territories citizen otherwise than by descent at commencement; or\n(iii) would have become a British overseas territories citizen otherwise than by descent at commencement but for his or her death; and\n(c) either—\n(i) that the parent in question possesses the requisite qualifications in respect of residence; or\n(ii) that the applicant was born stateless.\n(d) where the applicant is aged 10 or over, that the applicant is of good character.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 4(d) inserted (28.6.2022) by The British Nationality (General, British Overseas Territories and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/602), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 3.12.2007, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3139/schedule/2/paragraph/4",
    "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."
}