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The British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

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Amendment to Regulation 5A

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2.—(1) Regulation 5A (knowledge of language and life in the United Kingdom) of the 2003 Regulations(1) is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (5)(a) substitute—

(a)held indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom or any of the Islands within the meaning of section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 as at 1st January 1973; and

(aa)holds such leave (whether or not that leave has been held continuously since 1st January 1973); and.

(3) In paragraph (7)(a)—

(a)at the end of paragraph (ii) omit “or;”

(b)at the end of paragraph (iii) insert “or;”

(c)after paragraph (iii) insert—

(iv)a person who would be (or would have been at the time of their death) a relevant pre-1973 entrant but for a subsequent lapse in their indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom or any of the Islands;..

(1)

Regulation 5A was inserted by S.I. 2004/1726 and amended by 2005/2785, 2013/2541, 2015/681, 2018/681 and 2019/1242.

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