http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/crossheading/interpretation/2002-02-26British Nationality Act 1981An Act to make fresh provision about citizenship and nationality, and to amend the Immigration Act 1971 as regards the right of abode in the United Kingdom.1982-01-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-172002-02-26 SCHEDULES SCHEDULE 1 Requirements for Naturalisation Interpretation10In this Schedule “the relevant territory” has the meaning given by section 18(3).111This paragraph applies for the purposes of this Schedule.2A person has qualifying temporary residence leave if—athe person has limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, andbthe leave is granted for a purpose by reference to which a grant of probationary citizenship leave may be made.3A person has probationary citizenship leave if—athe person has limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, andbthe leave is of a description identified in rules under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1971 as “probationary citizenship leave”,and the reference in sub-paragraph (2) to a grant of probationary citizenship leave is to be construed accordingly.4A person has permanent residence leave if the person has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.5A person has a qualifying CTA entitlement if the person—ais a citizen of the Republic of Ireland,blast arrived in the United Kingdom on a local journey (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971) from the Republic of Ireland, andcon that arrival, was a citizen of the Republic of Ireland and was entitled to enter without leave by virtue of section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 (entry from the common travel area).6A person has a Commonwealth right of abode if the person has the right of abode in the United Kingdom by virtue of section 2(1)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971.7A person has a permanent EEA entitlement if the person is entitled to reside in the United Kingdom permanently by virtue of any provision made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.8A person has a temporary EEA entitlement if the person does not have a permanent EEA entitlement but is entitled to reside in the United Kingdom by virtue of any provision made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.9A reference in this paragraph to having leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom is to be construed in accordance with the Immigration Act 1971.Sch. 1 para. 11 inserted (prosp.) by Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c. 11), ss. 49(3), 58Sch. 1 modified (7.11.2002, partly retrospective) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), s. 11
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</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">A person has permanent residence leave if the person has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/5/2002-02-26" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/5" id="schedule-1-paragraph-11-5">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">5</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">A person has a qualifying CTA entitlement if the person—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/5/a/2002-02-26" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/5/a" id="schedule-1-paragraph-11-5-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">is a citizen of the Republic of Ireland,</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/5/b/2002-02-26" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/5/b" id="schedule-1-paragraph-11-5-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">last arrived in the United Kingdom on a local journey (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971) from the Republic of Ireland, and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/5/c/2002-02-26" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/5/c" id="schedule-1-paragraph-11-5-c">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">c</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">on that arrival, was a citizen of the Republic of Ireland and was entitled to enter without leave by virtue of section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 (entry from the common travel area).</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/6/2002-02-26" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/6" id="schedule-1-paragraph-11-6">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">6</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">A person has a Commonwealth right of abode if the person has the right of abode in the United Kingdom by virtue of section 2(1)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/7/2002-02-26" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/7" id="schedule-1-paragraph-11-7">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">7</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">
A person has a permanent
<Acronym Expansion="European Economic Area">EEA</Acronym>
entitlement if the person is entitled to reside in the United Kingdom permanently by virtue of any provision made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/8/2002-02-26" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/8" id="schedule-1-paragraph-11-8">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">8</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">A person has a temporary EEA entitlement if the person does not have a permanent EEA entitlement but is entitled to reside in the United Kingdom by virtue of any provision made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/9/2002-02-26" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11/9" id="schedule-1-paragraph-11-9">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">9</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p25282" CommentaryRef="c20379411" Prospective="true">A reference in this paragraph to having leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom is to be construed in accordance with the Immigration Act 1971.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
</ScheduleBody>
</Schedule>
</Schedules>
</Primary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c20379411" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c01756" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/11" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-11">Sch. 1 para. 11</CitationSubRef>
inserted (prosp.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11" id="c01757" Year="2009" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="11" Title="Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009">Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c. 11)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01758" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/49/3" CitationRef="c01757" SectionRef="section-49-3" Operative="true">ss. 49(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01759" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/58" CitationRef="c01757" SectionRef="section-58">58</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c16924751" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c01760" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
modified (7.11.2002, partly retrospective) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/41" id="c01761" Year="2002" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="41" Title="Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002">Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01762" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/41/section/11" CitationRef="c01761" SectionRef="section-11" Operative="true">s. 11</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>