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<dc:title>British Nationality Act 1981</dc:title>
<dc:subject>Citizenship</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>Immigration and nationality</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>Registration of births</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>Registration of marriages</dc:subject>
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<dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher>
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