Kiribati Act 1979

4 Consequential modifications of British Nationality Acts.

(1) On and after Independence Day the British Nationality Acts 1948 to 1965 shall have effect as if in section 1(3) of the 1948 Act (Commonwealth countries having separate citizenship) there were added at the end the words " and Kiribati " .

(2) Except as provided by section 5 below, any person who immediately before Independence Day is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies shall on that day cease to be such a citizen if he becomes on that day a citizen of Kiribati.

(3) Except as provided by section 5 below, a person who immediately before Independence Day is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and—

(a) who was born, or whose father was born, in Kiribati, or, in the case of a woman, who became a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by reason of her marriage to a man who was born, or whose father was born, in Kiribati ; and

(b) who on Independence Day does not become a citizen of Kiribati;

shall on Independence Day cease to be a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies if he is then a citizen of some other country.

(4) Section 6(2) of the 1948 Act (registration as citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies of women who have been married to such citizens) shall not apply to a woman by virtue of her marriage to a person who on Independence Day ceases to be such a citizen under subsection (2) or (3) above or who would have done so if living on that day.

(5) In accordance with section 3(3) of the [1967 c. 4.] West Indies Act 1967, it is hereby declared that this and the following section extend to all associated states.