{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-general-amendment-no-3-regulations-2015/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-general-amendment-no-3-regulations-2015/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1806",
  "legislation_title": "The British Nationality (General) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-general-amendment-no-3-regulations-2015",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendments to the British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003",
  "text": "In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—\n(a) after the definition of “applicant” insert—\n““document certifying permanent residence” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (“the 2006 Regulations”);”;\n(b) after the definition of “immigration rules” insert—\n““permanent residence card” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the 2006 Regulations;\n“residence document issued under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2000” has the same meaning as in paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 4 to the 2006 Regulations;\n“residence permit issued under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2000” has the same meaning as in paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 4 to the 2006 Regulations.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation 2(1) was amended by S.I. 2015/738."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2006/1003; regulation 2 was amended by S.I. 2009/1117, S.I. 2011/544, S.I. 2012/1547, S.I. 2012/2560, S.I. 2013/3032, S.I. 2014/1976 and S.I. 2015/694."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2000/2326, as revoked by S.I. 2006/1003 with transitional provisions made in Schedule 4."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1806/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:31:18.541109+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."
}