{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-general-regulations-2003/schedule-2/paragraph-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-general-regulations-2003/schedule-2/paragraph-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/548",
  "legislation_title": "The British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-general-regulations-2003",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/16",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) An application under section 10(2) of the Act shall contain information showing—\n(a) that the applicant has renounced citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies and his reason for so doing;\n(b) that the applicant possesses the requisite qualifying connection with the United Kingdom or has been married to, or has been the civil partner of, a person who has, or would if living have, such a connection;\n(c) that the applicant is of full capacity; and\n(d) where the applicant is aged 10 or over, that he is of good character.\n(2) If the applicant is not of full capacity and it is desired that the requirement of full capacity be waived in accordance with section 44A of the Act (waiver of requirement for full capacity), the application shall specify why it would be in the applicant’s best interests for the requirement to be waived in his case.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 16 renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 16(1) (3.12.2007) by The British Nationality (General and Hong Kong) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3137), regs. 1(1), 4(8)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 16(b) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2114), art. 1, Sch. 13 para. 5(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 16(1)(d) and word inserted (3.12.2007) by The British Nationality (General and Hong Kong) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3137), regs. 1(1), 4(8)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 16(2) inserted (3.12.2007) by The British Nationality (General and Hong Kong) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3137), regs. 1(1), 4(8)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/548/schedule/2/paragraph/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:30:21.742433+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."
}