The British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. ADMINISTRATION OF [F1 CITIZENSHIP OATH OR PLEDGE]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 3 heading substituted (1.1.2004) by The British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3158), regs. 1, 5(a)

1.  Subject to [F2 paragraphs 2 and 3], [F2 a citizenship oath or pledge] shall be administered by one of the following persons: U.K.

(a) in England and Wales or Northern Ireland—any justice of the peace, commissioner for oaths or notary public;

(b) in Scotland—any sheriff principal, sheriff, justice of the peace or notary public;

(c) in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or any British overseas territory—any judge of any court of civil or criminal jurisdiction, any justice of the peace or magistrate, or any person for the time being authorised by the law of the place where the applicant, declarant or deponent is, to administer an oath for any judicial or other legal purpose;

(d) in any country mentioned in Schedule 3 to the Act of which Her Majesty is Queen, or in any territory administered by the government of any such country—any person for the time being authorised by the law of the place where the deponent is to administer an oath for any judicial or other legal purpose, any consular officer or any established officer of the Diplomatic Service of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom;

(e) elsewhere—any consular officer, any established officer of the Diplomatic Service of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom or any person authorised by the Secretary of State in that behalf.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 3 para. 1 substituted (1.1.2004) by The British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3158), regs. 1, 5(b)

2.  If the deponent is serving in Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces, the oath [F3 or pledge] may be administered by any officer holding a commission in any of those forces, whether the oath [F3 or pledge] is made F4 ...in the United Kingdom or elsewhere. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in Sch. 3 para. 2 inserted (1.1.2004) by The British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3158), regs. 1, 5(c)

F4 Words in Sch. 3 para. 2 omitted (1.1.2004) by virtue of The British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3158), regs. 1, 5(c)

[F5 3.   Where a citizenship oath and pledge is required by section 42 of the Act to be made at a citizenship ceremony, it shall be administered at the ceremony: U.K.

(a) in the case of a ceremony held in England, Wales or Scotland, by a registrar (within the meaning of section 41(3B) of the Act); and

(b) in the case of a ceremony held elsewhere, by a person authorised to do so by the Secretary of State.]

Textual Amendments

F5 Sch. 3 para. 3 inserted (1.1.2004) by The British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3158), regs. 1, 5(d)