British Nationality Act 1981
British Nationality Act 1981 (1981 c. 61)
- British Nationality Act 1981 (1981 c. 61)
- Part I British Citizenship
- Acquisition after commencement
- 1 Acquisition by birth or adoption.
- 2 Acquisition by descent.
- 3 Acquisition by registration: minors.
- 4 Acquisition by registration: British overseas territories citizensetc.
- 4A Acquisition by registration: further provision for British overseas territories citizens
- 4AA Acquisition by registration: Irish citizens
- 4B Acquisition by registration: certain persons without other citizenship
- 4C Acquisition by registration: certain persons born before 1983
- 4D Acquisition by registration: children of members of the armed forces
- 4E The general conditions
- 4F Person unable to be registered under other provisions of this Act
- 4G Person unable to become citizen automatically after commencement
- 4H Citizen of UK and colonies unable to become citizen at commencement
- 4I Other person unable to become citizen at commencement
- 4J Sections 4E to 4I: supplementary provision
- 4K Acquisition by registration: certain British overseas territories citizens
- 4L Acquisition by registration: special circumstances
- 5 Acquisition by registration: British overseas territories citizens having connection with Gibraltar
- 6 Acquisition by naturalisation.
- Acquisition after commencement: special cases
- 7 Right to registration by virtue of residence in U.K. or relevant employment.
- 8 Registration by virtue of marriage.
- 9 Right to registration by virtue of father’s citizenship etc.
- 10 Registration following renunciation of citizenship of U.K. and Colonies.
- 10A. Acquisition in connection with immigration rules Appendix EU
- Acquisition at commencement
- 11 Citizens of U.K. and Colonies who are to become British citizens at commencement.
- Renunciation and resumption
- 12 Renunciation.
- 13 Resumption.
- Supplementary
- 14 Meaning of British citizen (by descent).
- Part II British overseas territories citizenship
- Acquisition after commencement
- 15 Acquisition by birth or adoption.
- 16 Acquisition by descent.
- 17 Acquisition by registration: minors.
- 17A Registration: remedying inability of mothers to transmit citizenship
- 17B Registration: unmarried fathers; the general conditions
- 17C Person unable to be registered under other provisions of this Act
- 17D Person unable to become citizen automatically after commencement
- 17E Citizen of UK and Colonies unable to become citizen at commencement
- 17F Other person unable to become citizen at commencement
- 17G Sections 17B to 17F: supplementary provision
- 17H Acquisition by registration: descendants of those born in British Indian Ocean Territory
- 17I Acquisition by registration: special circumstances
- 18 Acquisition by naturalisation.
- Acquisition after commencement: special cases
- 19 Right to registration by virtue of residence in British overseas territory.
- 20 Registration by virtue of marriage.
- 21 Right to registration by virtue of father’s citizenship etc.
- 22 Right to registration replacing right to resume citizenship of U.K. and Colonies.
- Acquisition at commencement
- 23 Citizens of U.K. and Colonies who are to become British overseas territories citizens at commencement.
- Renunciation and resumption
- 24 Renunciation and resumption.
- Supplementary
- 25 Meaning of British overseas territories citizen“by descent”.
- Part III British Overseas Citizenship
- 26 Citizens of U.K. and Colonies who are to become British Overseas citizens at commencement.
- 27 Registration of minors.
- 28 Registration by virtue of marriage.
- 29 Renunciation.
- Part IV British Subjects
- 30 Continuance as British subjects of existing British subjects of certain descriptions.
- 31 Continuance as British subjects of certain former citizens of Eire.
- 32 Registration of minors.
- 33 Registration of certain alien women entitled to registration as British subjects immediately before commencement.
- 34 Renunciation.
- 35 Circumstances in which British subjects are to lose that status.
- Part V Miscellaneous and Supplementary
- 36 Provisions for reducing statelessness.
- 37 Commonwealth citizenship.
- 38 British protected persons.
- 39 Amendment of Immigration Act 1971.
- 40 Deprivation of citizenship.
- 40A Deprivation of citizenship: appeal
- 40B Review of power under section 40(4A)
- 41 Regulations and Orders in Council.
- 41A Registration: requirement to be of good character
- 42 Registration and naturalisation: citizenship ceremony, oath and pledge
- 42A Registration and naturalisation: fee
- 42B Registration and naturalisation: timing
- 43 Exercise of functions of Secretary of State by Governors and others.
- 44 Decisions involving exercise of discretion.
- 44A Waiver of requirement for full capacity
- 45 Evidence.
- 46 Offences and proceedings.
- 47 Legitimated children.
- 48 Posthumous children.
- 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 50 Interpretation.
- 50A Meaning of references to being in breach of immigration laws
- 50B Immigration restrictions to be disregarded in certain cases
- 51 Meaning of certain expressions relating to nationality in other Acts and instruments.
- 52 Consequential amendments, transitional provisions, repeals and savings.
- 53 Citation, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Requirements for Naturalisation
- Naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6(1)
- Naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6(2)
- The qualifying period for naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6
- Naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen under section 18(1)
- Naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen under section 18(2)
- Periods to be treated as periods of absence from U.K. or a British overseas territory
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 2 Provisions for Reducing Statelessness
- Persons born in the United Kingdom after commencement
- Persons born in a British overseas territory after commencement
- Persons aged 18 to 22 born in the United Kingdom or a British overseas territory after commencement
- Minors aged 5 to 17 born in the United Kingdom or a British overseas territory after commencement
- Persons born outside the United Kingdom and the British overseas territories after commencement
- Persons born stateless before commencement
- Supplementary
- SCHEDULE 3 Countries Whose Citizens are Commonwealth Citizens
- SCHEDULE 4 Amendments of Immigration Act 1971
- SCHEDULE 4A Deprivation of Citizenship without notice: judicial oversight
- Deprivation without notice: application to Special Immigration Appeals Commission
- Deprivation of citizenship without notice: review
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 5 Citizenship Oath and Pledge
- SCHEDULE 6 British Overseas Territories
- SCHEDULE 7 Consequential Amendments
- ACT OF SETTLEMENT (12 & 13 Will. 3. c. 2.)
- LEGITIMACY DECLARATION ACT 1858 (c. 93)
- SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH ACT 1885 (c. 49)
- BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1948 (c. 56)
- IRELAND ACT 1949 (c. 41)
- DEFAMATION ACT 1952 (c. 66)
- DEFAMATION ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1955 (c. 11) (N.I.)
- CYPRUS ACT 1960 (c. 52)
- EMERGENCY LAWS (RE-ENACTMENTS AND REPEALS) ACT 1964 (c. 60)
- DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES ACT 1964 (c. 81)
- COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT ACT 1966 (c. 10)
- WEST INDIES ACT 1967 (c. 4)
- MARINE BROADCASTING (OFFENCES) ACT 1967 (c. 41)
- ANTARCTIC TREATY ACT 1967 (C. 65)
- FUGITIVE OFFENDERS ACT 1967 (c. 68)
- CONSULAR RELATIONS ACT 1968 (c. 18)
- TANZANIA ACT 1969 (c. 29)
- INCOME AND CORPORATION TAXES ACT 1970 (c. 10)
- MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1970 (c. 36)
- CHILDREN ACT 1975 (c. 72)
- ADOPTION ACT 1976 (c. 36)
- NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT 1977 (c. 49)
- SOLOMON ISLANDS ACT 1978 (c. 15)
- ADOPTION (SCOTLAND) ACT 1978 (c. 28)
- NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (SCOTLAND) ACT 1978 (c. 29)
- STATE IMMUNITY ACT 1978 (c. 33)
- DEEP SEA MINING (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) ACT 1981 (c. 53)
- SCHEDULE 8 Transitional Provisions
- Applications for naturalisation or registration pending at commencement
- Registration at U.K. consulate, after commencement, of certain births occurring in foreign countries less than a year before commencement
- Declarations by certain persons who by virtue of an Order in Council under section 4 of the Cyprus Act 1960 have ceased to be citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies
- Applications for certificates of patriality pending at commencement
- Appeals under Part II of Immigration Act 1971
- SCHEDULE 9 REPEALS
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