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Proceeding contribution from Lord Brett (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 1 April 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL].


Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

Amendment 43 43: Before Clause 43, insert the following new Clause— ““British Nationals (Overseas) without other citizenship (1) Section 4B of the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) (acquisition by registration: certain persons without other citizenship) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1)— (a) omit ““or”” immediately before paragraph (c), and (b) after that paragraph insert ““, or (d) British National (Overseas)””. (3) In subsection (2)(c), for ““4th July 2002”” substitute ““the relevant day””. (4) After subsection (2), insert— ““(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(c), the ““relevant day”” means— (a) in the case of a person to whom this section applies by virtue of subsection (1)(d) only, 19th March 2009, and (b) in any other case, 4th July 2002.””””


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
709 c1085 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Appeals Courts Asylum British nationality Crown dependencies British overseas territories Borders Fraud Immigration controls Immigration Undocumented migrants Human trafficking Hong Kong Northern Ireland Protection Paternity Social security benefits Registration Vetting Tribunals Republic of Ireland Refugees Childbirth Chagossians Asylum and Immigration Tribunal British national (overseas) Common travel area
Legislation
British Nationality Act 1981
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill (HL) 2008-09
Hong Kong (War Wives and Widows) Act 1996
Link
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