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Section 4B: Acquisition by registration: certain persons without other citizenship

British Nationality Act 1981 · 1981 c. 61View on legislation.gov.uk

Part I: British Citizenship

This section applies to a person who has the status of—

British Overseas citizen,
British subject under this Act, . . .
British protected person., or
British National (Overseas)

A person to whom this section applies shall be entitled to be registered as a British citizen if—

he applies for registration under this section,
the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person does not have, apart from the status mentioned in subsection (1), any citizenship or nationality, and
the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person has not after the relevant day renounced, voluntarily relinquished or lost through action or inaction any citizenship or nationality

For the purposes of subsection (2)(c), the “ relevant day ” means—

in the case of a person to whom this section applies by virtue of subsection (1)(d) only, 19th March 2009, and
in any other case, 4th July 2002.

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