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Proceeding contribution from Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat) 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 45 45: After Clause 43, insert the following new Clause— ““The Ilois: citizenship (1) Section 6 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8) (the Ilois: citizenship) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (2) insert— ““(2A) A person shall be entitled to register as a British citizen if— (a) his father or mother was or is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies or a British citizen by virtue of birth in the British Indian Ocean Territory or by operation of section 6(1), and (b) he is not a British citizen. (2B) A person shall be entitled to register as a British overseas territories citizen if— (a) subsections (2A)(a) and (b) apply to him, and (b) immediately prior to registration under subsection (2A) he was not a British overseas territories citizen. (2C) In subsection (2A)(a) ““father”” has the meaning given in section 50(9A) of the British Nationality Act 1981. (2D) No charge or fee shall be imposed for registration under section 6(2A) or (2B).””””


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
709 c1088 
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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