Part I British Citizenship
Acquisition after commencementF1
Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
C14AF1 Acquisition by registration: further provision for British overseas territories citizens
1
If an application is made to register as a British citizen a person who is a British overseas territories citizen, the Secretary of State may if he thinks fit cause the person to be so registered.
2
Subsection (1) does not apply in the case of a British overseas territories citizen who—
a
is such a citizen by virtue only of a connection with the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; or
b
has ceased to be a British citizen as a result of a declaration of renunciation.
S. 4A inserted (21.5.2002) by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8), s. 4; S.I. 2002/1252, art. 2