# The British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003, Regulation 4: Authority to whom application is to be made

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Except as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3), the authority to whom an application is to be made is as follows:
(a) if the applicant is in Great Britain or Northern Ireland, to the Secretary of State at the Home Office;
(b) if the applicant is in any of the Islands, to the Lieutenant-Governor;
(c) if the applicant is in a British overseas territory, to the Governor;
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e) if the applicant is elsewhere, to the Secretary of State at the Home Office.
(2) The authority to whom an application under section 4(5) of the Act (acquisition by registration: British overseas territories citizens, etc), on grounds of Crown Service under the government of a British overseas territory or service as a member of a body established by law in a British overseas territory, is to be made is in all cases the Governor of that territory.
(3) The authority to whom an application under section 5 of the Act (acquisition by registration: British overseas territories citizens having connection with Gibraltar) is to be made is in all cases the Governor of Gibraltar.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/548/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-general-regulations-2003/regulation-4
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