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3.—(1) Regulation 5A(1) (knowledge of language and life in the United Kingdom) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1), at the beginning, insert “Subject to paragraph (1A),”.
(3) After paragraph (1), insert—
“(1A) Where the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person used deception in relation to a test or qualification mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (d) of paragraph (1) and relied upon by that person in his or her application for naturalisation, the Secretary of State may—
(a)disregard that test or qualification; and
(b)require that person to take or (as the case may be) retake and pass a test specified in Schedule 2A for the purpose of demonstrating that he or she has sufficient knowledge of the English language.”
(4) In paragraph (2), at the beginning, insert “Subject to paragraph (3),”.
(5) After paragraph (2), insert—
“(3) Where the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person used deception in relation to a test mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (2) and relied upon by that person in his or her application for naturalisation, the Secretary of State may—
(a)disregard that test; and
(b)require that person to retake and pass the test mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (2) for the purpose of demonstrating that he or she has sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom.”
Regulation 5A was inserted by S.I. 2004/1726 and substituted by S.I. 2005/2785 and S.I. 2013/2541.
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