Paragraph 1 Interpretation

(1)

In this Schedule—

“the 1981 Act” means the British Nationality Act 1981^f1;
“the 1982 Order” means the British Protectorates, Protected States and Protected Persons Order 1982^f2;
“application for naturalisation as a British citizen” means an application for naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6(1) or (2)^f3 of the 1981 Act;
“application for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen” means an application for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen under section 18(1)^f4 or (2)^f5 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)^f6, (3A)^f7 or (4)^f8, 3(1), (2)^f9 or (5)^f10, 4(2) or (5), 4A^f11, 4B^f12, 4D^f13, 10(1)^f14 or (2)^f15, or 13(1) or (3) of the 1981 Act, or paragraph 3^f16, 4^f17 or 5 of Schedule 2 to that Act;
“application for registration as a British citizen under the 1997 Act” means an application for registration as a British citizen under section 1 of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997^f18;
“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 24^f19 of that Act), or section 15(3)^f20 or (4)^f21, 17(1)^f22, (2)^f23 or (5)^f24, or 22(1)^f25 or (2)^f26 of, or paragraph 3, 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to that 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 Order^f27;
“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.

(2)

In this Schedule, subject to regulation 11 of these Regulations, an application is ‘made’ on the date on which it is received by the Secretary of State or any person appointed to receive nationality applications.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1981 c.61.
f2: S.I. 1982/1070, amended by sections 1(2) and 2(3) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002, the British Nationality (Brunei) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1699) and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Consequential Amendments and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1892).
f3: Section 6(2) was amended by section 40(1) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 and by section 261(1) of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33).
f4: Section 18(1) was amended by section 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
f5: Section 18(2) was amended by section 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and by section 261(1) of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.
f6: Section 1(3) was amended by section 42(1) and (3) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c.11).
f7: Section 1(3A) was inserted by section 42(1) and (4) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.
f8: Section 1(4) was amended by section 42(1) and (5) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.
f9: 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.
f10: 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.
f11: Section 4A was inserted by section 4 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
f12: Section 4B was inserted by section 12 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c.41) and was amended by sections 44(1), (2), (3), and (4) of, and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.
f13: Section 4D was inserted by section 46 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.
f14: Section 10(1) was amended by Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
f15: 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.
f16: Paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 was amended by section 1(1)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
f17: Paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
f18: 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.
f19: Section 24 was amended by section 2(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
f20: Section 15(3) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
f21: Section 15(4) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
f22: Section 17(1) was amended by section 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
f23: Section 17(2) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
f24: Section 17(5) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
f25: Section 22(1) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
f26: Section 22(2) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) 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.
f27: 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).