SCHEDULE 2 Provisions for Reducing Statelessness
Persons born in a British overseas territory after commencement
2
(1)
Where a person born in a F1British overseas territory after commencement would, but for this paragraph, be born stateless, then, subject to sub-paragraph (3)—
(a)
if at the time of the birth his father or mother is a citizen or subject of a description mentioned in sub-paragraph (2), he shall be a citizen or subject of that description; and accordingly
(b)
if F2he is born legitimate and at the time of the birth each of his parents is a citizen or subject of a different description so mentioned, he shall be a citizen or subject of the same description so mentioned as each of them is respectively at that time.
(2)
The descriptions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are a British citizen, a British Overseas citizen and a British subject under this Act.
(3)
A person shall not be a British subject by virtue of this paragraph if by virtue of it he is a citizen of a description mentioned in sub-paragraph (2).