# Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, Section 1: Naturalisation: knowledge of language and society


(1) The following shall be inserted after the word “and” after paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) (requirements for naturalisation)—
“(ca) that he has sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom; and”.
(2) In paragraph 2(e) of that Schedule (waiver)—
(a) for “the requirement specified in paragraph 1(1)(c)” there shall be substituted “ either or both of the requirements specified in paragraph 1(1)(c) and (ca) ”, and
(b) for “expect him to fulfil it” there shall be substituted “ expect him to fulfil that requirement or those requirements ”.
(3) The following shall be inserted after section 41(1)(b) of that Act (regulations)—
“(ba) for determining whether a person has sufficient knowledge of a language for the purpose of an application for naturalisation;
(bb) for determining whether a person has sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom for the purpose of an application for naturalisation;”.
(4) The following shall be inserted after section 41(1) of that Act—
“(1A) Regulations under subsection (1)(ba) or (bb) may, in particular—
(a) make provision by reference to possession of a specified qualification;
(b) make provision by reference to possession of a qualification of a specified kind;
(c) make provision by reference to attendance on a specified course;
(d) make provision by reference to attendance on a course of a specified kind;
(e) make provision by reference to a specified level of achievement;
(f) enable a person designated by the Secretary of State to determine sufficiency of knowledge in specified circumstances;
(g) enable the Secretary of State to accept a qualification of a specified kind as evidence of sufficient knowledge of a language.”

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