The British Nationality (British Overseas Territories) Regulations 2007

[F1 Application under section 17D of the Act U.K.

6E.   The application must contain information showing—

(a) that the applicant would, at any time in the period after commencement, have automatically become a British Dependent Territories citizen or a British overseas territories citizen at birth by the operation of section 15(1) or 16 of, or paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to, the Act if the applicant’s mother had been married to the applicant’s natural father at the time of the applicant’s birth,

(b) that, in a case where the applicant would have become a British Dependent Territories citizen as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), the applicant would then have automatically become a British overseas territories citizen by the operation of section 2 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002, and

(c) if the applicant is under the age of 18 (but subject to paragraph 6F) that the consent of the applicant’s natural father and mother, or either of them, has been signified in accordance with section 17D(3) and (4) of the Act and regulation 11 and, if the consent of only one of those individuals has been signified, the reason for that.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 paras. 6A-6P inserted (28.6.2022 except for the insertion of Sch. 2 para. 6K, 23.11.2022 in so far as not already in force) by The British Nationality (General, British Overseas Territories and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/602), regs. 1(2)(3)(a), 3(3)(d); S.I. 2022/1056, reg. 2(a)