Part I

British Citizenship

Acquisition after commencement

Person unable to be registered under other provisions of this Act
4F
1
A person (“P”) is entitled to be registered as a British 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 citizen under—
i
section 1(3),
ii
section 3(2),
iii
section 3(5),
iiia
section 4D,
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 citizen (as mentioned in subsection (1)(b)).
3
If the relevant registration provision is section 3(2), a person who is registered as a British citizen under this section is a British citizen by descent.
4
If the relevant registration provision is section 3(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 3(5)(c) (as read with section 3(6)(b)), had P's mother been married to P's natural father at the time of P's birth.
S. 4F(1)(b)(iiia) inserted (28.6.2022) by Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 7(3), 87(1); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 6
Ss. 4E-4J inserted (6.4.2015) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), ss. 65, 75(3); S.I. 2015/371, art. 4(b)