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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-social-security-co-ordination-eu-withdrawal-act-2020-consequential-saving-transitional-and-transitory-provisions-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-80",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-social-security-co-ordination-eu-withdrawal-act-2020-consequential-saving-transitional-and-transitory-provisions-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-80.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1309",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-social-security-co-ordination-eu-withdrawal-act-2020-consequential-saving-transitional-and-transitory-provisions-eu-exit-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/80",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "80",
  "heading": "Amendment and saving of the British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003",
  "text": "(1) The British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), omit the following definitions—\n(a) “document certifying permanent residence”;\n(b) “permanent residence card”;\n(c) “residence document issued under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2000”; and\n(d) “residence permit issued under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2000”.\n(3) In regulation 7E (use and retention of biometric information), in paragraph (2)—\n(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (c) insert “ and ”;\n(b) omit sub-paragraph (e) (and the “and” before it).\n(4) In regulation 7G (retention of fingerprints)—\n(a) in paragraph (2)—\n(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (d) insert “ or ”;\n(ii) omit sub-paragraph (f) (and the “or” before it);\n(b) in paragraph (3)—\n(i) omit “or (f)”;\n(ii) omit “or who no longer enjoys the right of permanent residence”;\n(c) omit paragraph (4).\n(5) In Schedule 2 (particular requirements as respects applications) omit paragraphs 7(1A), 13(1A) and 14(1A).\n(6) Notwithstanding the amendment made by paragraph (5) Schedule 2 continues to apply as if not amended by these Regulations in relation to any application made under the British Nationality Act 1981 before commencement day.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 2003/548, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2015/738, 2015/1806 and 2019/745. The amendments made by S.I. 2019/745 are not yet in force and are revoked by regulation 48 of these Regulations before they come into force."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 80 not in force at made date, see reg. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Reg. 80 in force at 31.12.2020, see reg. 1(2) and S.I. 2020/1279, reg. 4(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1309/regulation/80",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:22:36.105036+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."
}