C3 Part V Miscellaneous and Supplementary
51 Meaning of certain expressions relating to nationality in other Acts and instruments.
1
Without prejudice to subsection (3)(c), in any enactment or instrument whatever passed or made before commencement
“British subject” and
“Commonwealth citizen” have the same meaning, that is—
a
in relation to any time before commencement—
i
a person who under the 1948 Act was at that time a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies or who, under any enactment then in force in a country mentioned in section 1(3) of that Act as then in force, was at that time a citizen of that country; and
ii
any other person who had at that time the status of a British subject under that Act or any other enactment then in force;
b
in relation to any time after commencement, a person who has the status of a Commonwealth citizen under this Act.
2
In any enactment or instrument whatever passed or made after commencement—
“British subject” means a person who has the status of a British subject under this Act;
“Commonwealth citizen” means a person who has the status of a Commonwealth citizen under this Act.
C1C23
In any enactment or instrument whatever passed or made before commencement—
a
“citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies”—
i
in relation to any time before commencement, means a person who under the 1948 Act was at that time a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies;
ii
in relation to any time after commencement, means a person who under F1the British Nationality Acts 1981 and 1983F2or the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 is a British citizen, a F3British overseas territories citizen or a British Overseas citizen F4or who under the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986 is a British National (Overseas);
b
any reference to ceasing to be a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies shall, in relation to any time after commencement, be construed as a reference to becoming a person who is neither a British citizen nor a F3British overseas territories citizenF5nor a British National (Overseas) nor a British Overseas citizen;
c
any reference to a person who is a British subject (or a British subject without citizenship) by virtue of section 2, 13, or 16 of the 1948 Act or by virtue of, or of section 1 of, the M1British Nationality Act 1965 shall, in relation to any time after commencement, be construed as a reference to a person who under this Act is a British subject.
4
In any statutory provision, whether passed or made before or after commencement, and in any other instrument whatever made after commencement
“alien”, in relation to any time after commencement, means a person who is neither a Commonwealth citizen nor a British protected person nor a citizen of the Republic of Ireland.
5
The preceding provisions of this section—
a
shall not apply in cases where the context otherwise requires; and
b
shall not apply to this Act or to any instrument made under this Act.
Pt. V (ss. 36–53) extended by S.I. 1983/882, art. 3(5)