British Nationality Act 1981

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I British Citizenship

   1. Acquisition after commencement

      1. 1. Acquisition by birth or adoption

      2. 2. Acquisition by descent

      3. 3. Acquisition by registration: minors

      4. 4. Acquisition by registration: British Dependent Territories citizens etc

      5. 5. Acquisition by registration: nationals for purposes of the Community Treaties

      6. 6. Acquisition by naturalisation

   2. Acquisition after commencement: special cases

      1. 7. Right to registration by virtue of residence in U.K. or relevant employment

      2. 8. Registration by virtue of marriage

      3. 9. Right to registration by virtue of father's citizenship etc

      4. 10. Registration following renunciation of citizenship of U.K and Colonies

   3. Acquisition at commencement

      1. 11. Citizens of U.K. and Colonies who are to become British citizens at commencement

   4. Renunciation and resumption

      1. 12. Renunciation

      2. 13. Resumption

   5. Supplementary

      1. 14. Meaning of British citizen " by descent "

3. Part II British Dependent Territories Citizenship

   1. Acquisition after commencement

      1. 15. Acquisition by birth or adoption

      2. 16. Acquisition by descent

      3. 17. Acquisition by registration: minors

      4. 18. Acquisition by naturalisation

   2. Acquisition after commencement: special cases

      1. 19. Right to registration by virtue of residence in dependent territory

      2. 20. Registration by virtue of marriage

      3. 21. Right to registration by virtue of father's citizenship etc

      4. 22. Right to registration replacing right to resume citizenship of U.K. and Colonies

   3. Acquisition at commencement

      1. 23. Citizens of U.K. and Colonies who are to become British Dependent Territories citizens at commencement

   4. Renunciation and resumption

      1. 24. Renunciation and resumption

   5. Supplementary

      1. 25. Meaning of British Dependent Territories citizen " by descent"

4. Part III British Overseas Citizenship

   1. 26. Citizens of U.K. and Colonies who are to become British Overseas citizens at commencement

   2. 27. Registration of minors

   3. 28. Registration by virtue of marriage

   4. 29. Renunciation

5. Part IV British Subjects

   1. 30. Continuance as British subjects of existing British subjects of certain descriptions

   2. 31. Continuance as British subjects of certain former citizens of Eire

   3. 32. Registration of minors

   4. 33. Registration of certain alien women entitled to registration as British subjects immediately before commencement

   5. 34. Renunciation

   6. 35. Circumstances in which British subjects are to lose that status

6. Part V Miscellaneous and Supplementary

   1. 36. Provisions for reducing statelessness

   2. 37. Commonwealth citizenship

   3. 38. British protected persons

   4. 39. Amendment of Immigration Act 1971

   5. 40. Deprivation of citizenship

   6. 41. Regulations and Orders in Council

   7. 42. Registration and naturalisation: general provisions

   8. 43. Exercise of functions of Secretary of State by Governors and others

   9. 44. Decisions involving exercise of discretion

   10. 45. Evidence

   11. 46. Offences and proceedings

   12. 47. Legitimated children

   13. 48. Posthumous children

   14. 49. Registration and naturalisation under British Nationality Acts 1948 to 1965

   15. 50. Interpretation

   16. 51. Meaning of certain expressions relating to nationality in other Acts and instruments

   17. 52. Consequential amendments, transitional provisions, repeals and savings

   18. 53. Citation, commencement and extent

7. 1. Schedule 1

      Requirements for naturalisation

   2. Schedule 2

      Provisions for reducing statelessness

   3. Schedule 3

      Countries whose citizens are Commonwealth citizens

   4. Schedule 4

      Amendments of Immigration Act 1971

   5. Schedule 5

      Form of oath of allegiance

   6. Schedule 6

      British Dependent Territories

   7. Schedule 7

      Consequential amendments

   8. Schedule 8

      Transitional provisions

   9. Schedule 9

      Repeals