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The British Nationality (British Overseas Territories) Regulations 2007

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Regulation 6(2)

SCHEDULE 3Administration of citizenship oath or pledge

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1.  Subject to paragraph 2, a citizenship oath or pledge shall be administered by one of the following persons—

(a)in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, any justice of the peace, commissioner for oaths or notary public;

(b)in Scotland, any sheriff principal, sheriff, justice of the peace or notary public;

(c)in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or any British overseas territory—

(i)any judge of any court of civil or criminal jurisdiction;

(ii)any justice of the peace or magistrate; or

(iii)any person for the time being authorised, by the law of the place where the applicant, declarant or deponent is, to administer an oath for any judicial or other legal purpose;

(d)in any country mentioned in Schedule 3 to the Act of which Her Majesty is Queen, or in any territory administered by the government of any such country—

(i)any person for the time being authorised, by the law of the place where the deponent is, to administer an oath for any judicial or other legal purpose;

(ii)any consular officer; or

(iii)any established officer of the Diplomatic Service of Her majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom;

(e)elsewhere—

(i)any consular officer;

(ii)any established officer of the Diplomatic Service of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom; or

(iii)any person authorised by the Secretary of State for that purpose.

2.  If the deponent is serving in Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces, the oath or pledge may be administered by any officer holding a commission in any of those forces, whether the oath or pledge is made in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.

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