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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Falkner of Margravine (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 47 47: After Clause 43, insert the following new Clause— ““Legitimacy (1) The British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) is amended as follows. (2) After section 4C (acquisition by regulation: certain persons born between 1961 and 1983), insert— ““4D Acquisition by registration: legitimacy (1) A person is entitled to be registered as a British citizen if— (a) he applies for registration under this section; and (b) he satisfies each of the following conditions. (2) The first condition is that the person was born before 1st July 2006. (3) The second condition is that the person is not already a British citizen. (4) The third condition is that the father of the child satisfies any requirements as to proof of paternity prescribed under section 50(9B) of this Act. (5) The fourth condition is that the person would have been a British citizen had his father been married to his mother at the time of his birth.””””


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
709 c1091 
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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