http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/7British 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 Database2024-05-17Expert Participation2023-12-15 SCHEDULES SCHEDULE 1 Requirements for Naturalisation Naturalisation as a <Substitution ChangeId="d29p5939" CommentaryRef="c16785951">British overseas territories citizen</Substitution> under section 18(2)7Subject to paragraph 8, the requirements for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen under section 18(2) are, in the case of any person who applies for it—athat he was in the relevant territory at the beginning of the period of three years ending with the date of the application, and that the number of days on which he was absent from that territory in that period does not exceed 270; andbthat the number of days on which he was absent from that territory in the period of twelve months so ending does not exceed 90; andcthat on the date of the application he was not subject under the immigration laws to any restriction on the period for which he might remain in that territory; anddthat he was not at any time in the period of three years ending with the date of the application in that territory in breach of the immigration laws; andethe requirements specified in paragraph 5(1)(b) and (c).Words in Sch. 1 para. 7 substituted (26.2.2002) by British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8), s. 2(2)(b)Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(e) substituted (28.7.2004) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), ss. 2(2)(a), 162 (with s. 159); S.I. 2004/1707, art. 3Words in Sch. 1 para. 7 cross-heading substituted (26.2.2002) by British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8), s. 2(2)(b)Sch. 1 modified (7.11.2002, partly retrospective) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), s. 11
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Naturalisation as a
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Words in
<CitationSubRef id="c01734" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/7" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-7">Sch. 1 para. 7</CitationSubRef>
cross-heading substituted (26.2.2002) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/8" id="c01735" Year="2002" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="8" Title="British Overseas Territories Act 2002">British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8)</Citation>
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<CitationSubRef id="c01736" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/8/section/2/2/b" CitationRef="c01735" SectionRef="section-2-2-b" Operative="true">s. 2(2)(b)</CitationSubRef>
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<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>
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<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>
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