Section 7: Citizenship where mother married to someone other than natural father

Nationality and Borders Act 2022 · 2022 c. 36View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Nationality

The British Nationality Act 1981 is amended as follows.

In section 4E (the general conditions)—

omit paragraph (a) (requirement that applicant was born before 1 July 2006);
in paragraph (c), after “1990” insert ;“or under section 35 or 36 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008”
after paragraph (c) (but before the “and”) insert—

(ca)no person is treated as a parent of P under section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;

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In section 4F (person unable to be registered under other provisions of this Act), in subsection (1)(b), after sub-paragraph (iii) insert—

(iiia)section 4D,

In section 41A (registration: requirement to be of good character), in subsection (1A), for “or 3(5)” substitute .“, 3(5) or 4D”

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