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British Nationality Act 1981

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In section 1(2) (meaning of certain terms in Schedule 1), in the definition of “national of the receiving state”, for the words from “as” onwards substitute as meaning—

(a)a British citizen, a [F1British overseas territories citizen] or a British Overseas citizen ; or

(b)a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 is a British subject ; or

(c)a British protected person (within the meaning of that Act).

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