# British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983, Section 3: Cases in which this Act produces British citizens “by descent”.


(1) A person who is a British citizen by virtue of the application to him of any provision of this Act but not otherwise shall, for the purposes of the 1981 Act, be a British citizen “by descent” if, and only if, being a person who became a British citizen at commencement, he would not be a British citizen by virtue of this Act but for section 1(1)(b)(ii) or (iii).
(2) A person who is a British citizen by virtue of the application to him of any of the provisions of the 1981 Act as well as being a British citizen by virtue of the application to him of any provision of this Act shall, for the purposes of that Act, be a British citizen “by descent” if, and only if, being a person who became a British citizen at commencement, he—
(a) would have been a British citizen by descent if this Act had not been passed; and
(b) would not be a British citizen by virtue of this Act but for section 1(1)(b)(ii) or (iii).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/6/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-falkland-islands-act-1983/section-3
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