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Paragraph 1 Interpretation

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In this Schedule—

  • “the 1981 Act” means the British Nationality Act 1981f1;

  • “the 1982 Order” means the British Protectorates, Protected States and Protected Persons Order 1982f2;

  • “application for naturalisation as a British citizen” means an application for naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6(1) or (2) of the 1981 Act;

  • “application for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen” means an application for naturalisation as British overseas territories citizen under section 18(1) or (2) of the 1981 Act;

  • “application for registration as a British citizen under the 1981 Act” means an application for registration as a British citizen under section 1(3)f3, (3A)f4 or (4), 3(1), (2)f5 or (5)f6, 4(2) or (5), 4Af7, 4Bf8, 4Df9, 10(1)f10 or (2)f11, or 13(1) or (3) of the 1981 Act, or paragraph 3f12, 4f13 or 5 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act;

  • “application for registration as a British citizen under the 1997 Act” means an application for registration under section 1 of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997f14;

  • “application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen” means an application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen under sections 13(1) or (3) of the 1981 Act (as applied by section 24f15 of that Act), or 15(3)f16 or (4)f17, 17(1)f18, (2)f19 or (5)f20, or 22(1)f21 or (2)f22 of, or paragraph 3, 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act;

  • “application for registration as a British overseas citizen” means an application for registration as a British overseas citizen under section 27(1) of, or paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act;

  • “application for registration as a British protected person” means an application for registration as a British protected person under article 7 of the 1982 Orderf23;

  • “application for registration as a British subject” means an application for registration as a British subject under section 32 of, or paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1981 c.61.

f2

S.I. 1982/1070.

f3

Section 1(3) was amended by section 42(1) and (3) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c.11).

f4

Section 1(3A) was inserted by section 42(1) and (4) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.

f5

Section 3(2) was amended by section 5 of, and paragraph 3(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to, the British Overseas Territories Act 2002(c.8) and section 43(1) and (2) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.

f6

Section 3(5) was amended by section 5 of, and paragraph 3(1) and (4) of Schedule 1 to, the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

f7

Section 4A was inserted by section 4 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

f8

Section 4B was inserted by section 12 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c.41) and was amended by section 44(1), (2), (3), and (4) of, and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.

f9

Section 4D was inserted by section 46 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.

f10

Section 10(1) was amended by Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

f11

Section 10(2) was amended by Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and by paragraph 73 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

f12

Paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

f13

Paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

f14

1997 c.20; section 1 was amended by s.2(3) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and s.47(3) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.

f15

Section 24 was amended by section 2(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

f16

Section 15(3) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

f17

Section 15(4) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

f18

Section 17(1) was amended by section 2(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

f19

Section 17(2) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

f20

Section 17(5) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

f21

Section 22(1) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

f22

Section 22(2) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002, Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, and paragraph 77 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33).

f23

S.I. 1982/1070; article 7 was amended by section 1(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and paragraph 10(4)(a) and (b) of Schedule 1 to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Consequential Amendments and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1892).