The British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003

PART I GENERAL

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them, that is to say—

“the Act” means the British Nationality Act 1981;

“applicant” in relation to an application made on behalf of a person not of full age or capacity means that person;

“High Commissioner” means, in relation to a country mentioned in Schedule 3 to the Act(1), the High Commissioner for Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom appointed to that country, and includes the acting High Commissioner.

(2) In the application of the provisions of regulation 6(2) or Schedule 4 where a function of the Secretary of State under the Act is exercised by the Lieutenant-Governor of any of the Islands by virtue of arrangements made under section 43(1) of the Act(2), any reference in those provisions to the Secretary of State shall be construed as a reference to the Lieutenant-Governor.

(1)

Schedule 3 has been amended by the British Nationality (Brunei) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1699); the British Nationality (Cameroon and Mozambique) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3161); the Brunei and Maldives Act 1985, s.1, Schedule, paragraph 8; the British Nationality (Pakistan) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1331); the Saint Christopher and Nevis Modification of Enactments Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/882); the British Nationality (South Africa) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1634); the British Nationality (Namibia) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/1502).

(2)

Section 43(1) has been amended by the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/948), article 7.