# Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, Paragraph 7


After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) Regulations under subsection (1)(d) to (de) may, in particular—
(a) enable the Secretary of State to designate or authorise a person to exercise a function (which may include a discretion) in connection with a citizenship ceremony or a citizenship oath or pledge;
(b) require, or enable the Secretary of State to require, a local authority to provide specified facilities and to make specified arrangements in connection with citizenship ceremonies;
(c) impose, or enable the Secretary of State to impose, a function (which may include a discretion) on a local authority or on a registrar.
(3B) In subsection (3A)—
“local authority” means—
(a)in relation to England and Wales, a county council, a county borough council, a metropolitan district council, a London Borough Council and the Common Council of the City of London, and
(b)in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), and
“registrar” means—
(a)in relation to England and Wales, a superintendent registrar of births, deaths and marriages (or, in accordance with section 8 of the Registration Service Act 1953 (c. 37), a deputy superintendent registrar), and
(b)in relation to Scotland, a district registrar within the meaning of section 7(12) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 49).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/41/schedule/1/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nationality-immigration-and-asylum-act-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-7
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