Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 Transitional and consequential provision

PART 9 Provision relating to persons unable to acquire nationality because natural father not married to mother

British Nationality Act 1981

70 (1) The British Nationality Act 1981 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 14 (meaning of “British citizen “by descent””), in subsection (1), after paragraph (d) insert—

“(da) the person is a British citizen by descent by virtue of section 4F(3), 4G(2), 4H(2) or 4I(4); or”.

(3) In section 41A (registration: requirement to be of good character), in subsection (1), after “4D,” insert “4F, 4G, 4H, 4I”.

British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003

71 (1) In regulation 14 of the British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003—

(a) after “4D(3)” insert “or 4G(3)”;

(b) after “section 4D” insert “or 4G”.

(2) The provision inserted into regulation 14 by this paragraph may be amended or revoked by the exercise of the powers conferred by section 41 of the British Nationality Act 1981 as if that provision had been inserted by those powers.