British Overseas Territories Act 2002
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in section 50(1) of that Act (definitions) , at the appropriate place insert—“ British overseas territory ” (or “ British overseas territories ” ) , andin the heading to that Schedule, for “British Dependent Territories” substitute “ British Overseas Territories ” .(2) In any other enactment passed or made before the commencement of this section (including an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation) , any reference to a dependent territory within the meaning of the British Nationality Act 1981 shall be read as a reference to a British overseas territory.(3) In the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) , at the appropriate place in Schedule 1 (list of definitions) insert—“ British overseas territories citizenship ” , andfor “British Dependent Territories citizen” (or “British Dependent Territories citizens”) , wherever occurring, substitute “ British overseas territories citizen ” (or “ British overseas territories citizens” ) .(3) In any other enactment passed or made before the commencement of this section (including an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation) , any reference to British Dependent Territories citizenship, or a British Dependent Territories citizen, shall be read as a reference to British overseas territories citizenship, or a British overseas territories citizen.(1) Any person who, immediately before the commencement of this section, is a British overseas territories citizen shall, on the commencement of this section, become a British citizen.(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is a British overseas territories citizen by virtue only of a connection with the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.he was a British overseas territories citizen by descent immediately before the commencement of this section, andif at that time he was a British citizen as well as a British overseas territories citizen, he was a British citizen by descent.After section 4 of the British Nationality Act 1981 insert— If an application is made to register as a British citizen a person who is a British overseas territories citizen, the Secretary of State may if he thinks fit cause the person to be so registered.is such a citizen by virtue only of a connection with the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; orhas ceased to be a British citizen as a result of a declaration of renunciation.Schedule 1 (which makes provision about the acquisition of British citizenship by reference to the British overseas territories) has effect. he was born on or after 26 April 1969 and before 1 January 1983,he was born to a woman who at the time was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of her birth in the British Indian Ocean Territory, andimmediately before the commencement of this section he was neither a British citizen nor a British overseas territories citizen.(2) A person who is a British citizen by virtue of subsection (1) is a British citizen by descent for the purposes of the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) .subsection (1) (a) and (b) apply in relation to him, andimmediately before the commencement of this section he was not a British overseas territories citizen.(4) A person who is a British overseas territories citizen by virtue of subsection (3) is such a citizen by descent for the purposes of the British Nationality Act 1981.The enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 (which include some which are spent or effectively superseded) are repealed to the extent specified there. (1) This Act may be cited as the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.sections 3 to 5 and Schedule 1,section 6, andsection 7 and Schedule 2, so far as relating to the British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983 (c. 6) .appoint different days for different purposes, andinclude such transitional provision as the Secretary of State considers expedient.the United Kingdom,the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, andthe British overseas territories.Section 1 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) (acquisition of British citizenship by birth or adoption) is amended as follows.after “born in the United Kingdom after commencement” insert “ , or in a qualifying territory on or after the appointed day, ” , andin paragraph (b) , after
- “British overseas territory” means a territory mentioned in Schedule 6;
- “British overseas territory” has the same meaning as in the British Nationality Act 1981;
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