Part II

British overseas territories citizenship

Acquisition after commencement

Person unable to be registered under other provisions of this Act
17C
1
A person (“
P
”) is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen on an application made under this section if—
a
P meets the general conditions; and
b
P would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under—
i
section 15(3),
ii
section 17(2),
iii
section 17(5),
iv
paragraph 4 of Schedule 2, or
v
paragraph 5 of Schedule 2,
had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth.
2
In the following provisions of this section, “
relevant registration provision
” means the provision under which P would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen (as mentioned in subsection (1)(b)).
3
If the relevant registration provision is section 17(2), a person who is registered as a British overseas territories citizen under this section is a British overseas territories citizen by descent.
4
If the relevant registration provision is section 17(5), the Secretary of State may, in the special circumstances of the particular case, waive the need for any or all of the parental consents to be given.
5
For that purpose, the “parental consents” are—
a
the consent of P’s natural father, and
b
the consent of P’s mother,
insofar as they would be required by section 17(5)(c) (as read with section 17(6)(b)), had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth.
Pt. II heading substituted (26.2.2002) by British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8), s. 2(2)(a)
Pt. II (ss. 15–25) excluded by S.I. 1983/882, art. 2(3)
Ss. 17B-17G inserted (28.6.2022) by Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 2(2), 87(1); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 2