Paragraph 1 I1

United Kingdom

Subject to paragraph 2, a citizenship oath or pledge shall be administered by one of the following persons—

(a)

in England and Wales F1, a registrar, any justice of the peace, commissioner for oaths or notary public;

(b)

in Scotland, F2a registrar, any sheriff principal, sheriff, justice of the peace or notary public;

F3(ba)

in Northern Ireland, any justice of the peace, commissioner for oaths, notary public, or a person authorised by the Secretary of State;

(c)

in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or any British overseas territory—

(i)

any judge of any court of civil or criminal jurisdiction;

(ii)

any justice of the peace or magistrate; or

(iii)

any person for the time being authorised, by the law of the place where the applicant, declarant or deponent is, to administer an oath for any judicial or other legal purpose;

(d)

in any country mentioned in Schedule 3 to the Act of which Her Majesty is Queen, or in any territory administered by the government of any such country—

(i)

any person for the time being authorised, by the law of the place where the deponent is, to administer an oath for any judicial or other legal purpose;

(ii)

any consular officer; or

(iii)

any established officer of the Diplomatic Service of Her majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom;

(e)

elsewhere—

(i)

any consular officer;

(ii)

any established officer of the Diplomatic Service of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom; or

(iii)

any person authorised by the Secretary of State for that purpose.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 3 para. 1(a) substituted (8.11.2023) by The British Nationality (British Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1104), regs. 1(3), 2(2)
F2: Words in Sch. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (8.11.2023) by The British Nationality (British Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1104), regs. 1(3), 2(3)
F3: Sch. 3 para. 1(ba) inserted (8.11.2023) by The British Nationality (British Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1104), regs. 1(3), 2(4)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 3.12.2007, see reg. 1