The British Nationality (General and Hong Kong) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 3137

british nationality

The British Nationality (General and Hong Kong) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Made

26th October 2007

Laid before Parliament

2nd November 2007

Coming into force

3rd December 2007

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(1) and (3) of the British Nationality Act 1981(1).

(1)

1981 c. 61. Section 41(1) of the 1981 Act has been amended by: sections 1 and 3 of, and paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 to, the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41); section 2 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8); and S.I. 1986/948. Section 41(1) of the 1981 Act is also amended by section 50(4) of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (c. 13) but that amendment is not yet in force. Section 41(3) of the 1981 Act has been amended by: section 3 of, and paragraphs 3 and 6 of Schedule 1 to, the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002; and sections 52 and 61 of, and Schedules 2 and 3 to, the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.