{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-general-amendment-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/3158",
  "legislation_title": "The British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-general-amendment-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BRITISH NATIONALITY\nMade 8th December 2003\nLaid before Parliament 9th December 2003\nComing into force 1st January 2004\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 41(1), (3) and (3A) of the British Nationality Act 1981, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 61. Section 41(1) and (3) is amended, and section 41(3A) is inserted, by paragraphs 3, 4, 6 and 7 of Schedule 1 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3158/introduction",
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  "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."
}