# The British Nationality (British Overseas Territories) Regulations 2007, Paragraph 6I: Application under section 17F of the Act


The application must include information showing that the applicant—
(a) ceased to be a British subject or a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of the commencement of any independence legislation, but would not have done so if the applicant’s mother been married to the applicant’s natural father at the time of the applicant’s birth,
(b) was a British subject who did not automatically become a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies at commencement of the British Nationality Act 1948 by operation of any provision of it, but would have done so if the applicant’s mother had been married to the applicant’s natural father at the time of the applicant’s birth, or
(c) would have automatically become a British subject or citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies at birth, or by virtue of paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the British Nationality Act 1948, if the applicant’s mother had been married to the applicant’s natural father at the time of the applicant’s birth.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3139/schedule/2/paragraph/6I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-british-overseas-territories-regulations-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-6I
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