Part I British Citizenship
Renunciation and resumption C2
13 Resumption.
C11
Subject to subsection (2), a person who has ceased to be a British citizen as a result of a declaration of renunciation shall be entitled, on an application for his registration as a British citizen, to be registered as such a citizen if—
a
he is of full capacity; and
b
his renunciation of British citizenship was necessary to enable him to retain or acquire some other citizenship or nationality.
2
A person shall not be entitled to registration under subsection (1) on more than one occasion.
C13
If a person of full capacity who has ceased to be a British citizen as a result of a declaration of renunciation (for whatever reason made) makes an application for his registration as such a citizen, the Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, cause him to be registered as such a citizen.
S. 12 extended by S.I. 1986/948, art. 7(10)