PART 1

Nationality

Powers of the Secretary of State relating to citizenship etc

Requirements for naturalisation etc
9
1
Schedule 1 amends the British Nationality Act 1981 to allow the Secretary of State to waive the requirement that a person must have been in the United Kingdom or a relevant territory at the start of the relevant period, in relation to an application for citizenship under—
a
section 4 of that Act (acquisition of British citizenship by registration: British overseas territories citizens etc),
b
section 6 of that Act (acquisition of British citizenship by naturalisation), or
c
section 18 of that Act (acquisition of British overseas territories citizenship by naturalisation).
2
Schedule 1 also amends the British Nationality Act 1981 to allow the Secretary of State to treat a person who has indefinite leave to enter or remain as meeting certain residence requirements in relation to an application for citizenship under those sections.
3
In the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009—
a
omit sections 39, 40, 41(1) to (3) and 49(2) and (3) (uncommenced provisions relating to requirements for naturalisation as a British citizen);
b
in section 41(4), for “that section” substitute “section 41 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (regulations)”.
4
In the Citizenship (Armed Forces) Act 2014, in section 1, omit subsection (4) (amendments to section 39 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009).
S. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)
S. 9(1)(2) in force at 28.6.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 8 (with Sch. 2 para. 3)
S. 9(3)(4) in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 8 (with Sch. 2 para. 3)