<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/23</dc:identifier>
<dc:title>British Nationality Act 1981</dc:title>
<dc:description>An 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.</dc:description>
<dc:date>1982-01-01</dc:date>
<dc:type>text</dc:type>
<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
<dc:language>en</dc:language>
<dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher>
<dc:modified>2024-05-17</dc:modified>
<dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor>
<dct:valid>2023-12-15</dct:valid>
<atom:link rel="self" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/23/data.xml" type="application/xml"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/resources" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/resources" title="More Resources"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/act" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61" title="whole act"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/introduction" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/introduction" title="introduction"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/body" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/body" title="body"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/schedules" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedules" title="schedules"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/rdf+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/23/data.rdf" title="RDF/XML"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/akn+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/23/data.akn" title="AKN"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/23/data.xht" title="HTML snippet"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/23/data.htm" title="Website (XHTML) Default View"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="text/csv" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/23/data.csv" title="CSV"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/pdf" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/23/data.pdf" title="PDF"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/akn+xhtml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/23/data.html" title="HTML5 snippet"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/tableOfContents" hreflang="en" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/contents" title="Table of Contents"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/replaces" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/23/1991-02-01" title="1991-02-01"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/23/enacted" title="enacted"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/23/1991-02-01" title="1991-02-01"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/23/2002-02-26" title="2002-02-26"/>
<atom:link rel="up" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61" title="Entire legislation"/>
<atom:link rel="prev" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/22" title="Provision; Section 22"/>
<atom:link rel="prevInForce" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/22" title="Provision; Section 22"/>
<atom:link rel="next" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/24" title="Provision; Section 24"/>
<atom:link rel="nextInForce" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/section/24" title="Provision; Section 24"/>
<ukm:PrimaryMetadata>
<ukm:DocumentClassification>
<ukm:DocumentCategory Value="primary"/>
<ukm:DocumentMainType Value="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct"/>
<ukm:DocumentStatus Value="revised"/>
...</ukm:DocumentClassification>
<ukm:Year Value="1981"/>
<ukm:Number Value="61"/>
<ukm:EnactmentDate Date="1981-10-30"/>
<ukm:UnappliedEffects>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingProvisions="Sch. 1 para. 3(4)(d)" Type="inserted" AffectingNumber="36" AffectedNumber="61" AffectingYear="2022" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" Row="261" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" EffectId="key-cf6ae922f20b655781172f957348d77e" RequiresApplied="true" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 1 para. 6(2)-(4)" Modified="2023-11-21T12:34:54Z" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-cf6ae922f20b655781172f957348d77e" AffectedYear="1981">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>British Nationality Act 1981</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1">Sch. 1 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:SectionRange Start="schedule-1-paragraph-6-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/6/2" FoundStart="schedule-1-paragraph-6" End="schedule-1-paragraph-6-4" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/6/4" FoundEnd="schedule-1-paragraph-6" MissingEnd="true">
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-6-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/6/2" FoundRef="schedule-1-paragraph-6">para. 6(2)</ukm:Section>
-<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-6-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/6/4" FoundRef="schedule-1-paragraph-6">(4)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:SectionRange>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Nationality and Borders Act 2022</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/1">Sch. 1 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-3-4-d" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/1/paragraph/3/4/d">para. 3(4)(d)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-87-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedNumber="61" EffectId="key-e67ae75fd7b53b4aa1a94cb0f8b746a7" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." Type="inserted" AffectingNumber="11" Row="89" AffectingYear="2009" AffectedProvisions="s. 6(3) (4)" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-e67ae75fd7b53b4aa1a94cb0f8b746a7" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" AffectedYear="1981" Notes="Amending provision prospectively repealed by 2022 c. 36, s. 9(3)(a)" Modified="2023-07-12T09:54:57Z" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingProvisions="s. 40(2)" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>British Nationality Act 1981</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-6-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/section/6/3" FoundRef="section-6">s. 6(3)</ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-6-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/section/6/4" FoundRef="section-6">(4)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-40-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/40/2">s. 40(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-58-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/58/2">s. 58(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect Modified="2023-07-12T09:54:57Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-2e30e6a4708161f225edfc5fd8ac6fcd" AffectingYear="2009" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" AffectedProvisions="s. 41(1)(bc)-(be)" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" Row="159" AffectingProvisions="s. 41(2)" RequiresApplied="true" AffectedYear="1981" AffectingNumber="11" Notes="Amending provision prospectively repealed by 2022 c. 36, s. 9(3)(a)" EffectId="key-2e30e6a4708161f225edfc5fd8ac6fcd" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11" AffectedNumber="61" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Type="inserted" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>British Nationality Act 1981</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:SectionRange Start="section-41-1-bc" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/section/41/1/bc" FoundStart="section-41" End="section-41-1-be" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/section/41/1/be" FoundEnd="section-41" MissingEnd="true">
<ukm:Section Ref="section-41-1-bc" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/section/41/1/bc" FoundRef="section-41">s. 41(1)(bc)</ukm:Section>
-<ukm:Section Ref="section-41-1-be" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/section/41/1/be" FoundRef="section-41">(be)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:SectionRange>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-41-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/41/2">s. 41(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-58-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/58/2">s. 58(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect EffectId="key-2ebd3edd2567d1915440a1d7ec6a9869" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectingYear="2009" Type="inserted" AffectedProvisions="s. 41(1B) (1C)" AffectedNumber="61" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingNumber="11" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" AffectingProvisions="s. 41(3)" Row="167" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." Modified="2023-07-12T09:54:57Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-2ebd3edd2567d1915440a1d7ec6a9869" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedYear="1981" Notes="Amending provision prospectively repealed by 2022 c. 36, s. 9(3)(a)">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>British Nationality Act 1981</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-41-1B" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/section/41/1B" FoundRef="section-41">s. 41(1B)</ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-41-1C" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/section/41/1C" FoundRef="section-41">(1C)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-41-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/41/3">s. 41(3)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-58-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/58/2">s. 58(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingYear="2009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-374cdc98bb9cf0c2ec3ee0e614b2e43c" Type="substituted" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Comments="This amendment is itelf amended by 2014 c. 8, ss. 1(4)(a), 2(2)" AffectedYear="1981" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Notes="Amending provision prospectively repealed by 2022 c. 36, s. 9(3)(a)" Modified="2023-07-12T09:54:57Z" AffectingNumber="11" AffectedNumber="61" EffectId="key-374cdc98bb9cf0c2ec3ee0e614b2e43c" AppendedCommentary="(as amended (13.5.2014) by 2014 c. 8, ss. 1(4)(a), 2(2))" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(a)" Row="227" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingProvisions="s. 39(4)" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>British Nationality Act 1981</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1">Sch. 1 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-2-1-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/2/1/a" FoundRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2">para. 2(1)(a)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-39-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/39/4">s. 39(4)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-58-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/58/2">s. 58(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect Modified="2023-07-12T09:54:57Z" AffectingNumber="11" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(ba)(bb)" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-1977dfb613032f80379f90ab9cbf20d1" AppendedCommentary="(as amended (13.5.2014) by 2014 c. 8, ss. 1(4)(a), 2(2))" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" EffectId="key-1977dfb613032f80379f90ab9cbf20d1" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectingProvisions="s. 39(5)" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectedYear="1981" Row="229" AffectedNumber="61" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" Notes="Amending provision prospectively repealed by 2022 c. 36, s. 9(3)(a)" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11" AffectingYear="2009" RequiresApplied="true" Type="inserted" Comments="This amendment is itelf amended by 2014 c. 8, ss. 1(4)(a), 2(2)">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>British Nationality Act 1981</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1">Sch. 1 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-2-1-ba" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/2/1/ba" FoundRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2">para. 2(1)(ba)</ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-2-1-bb" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/2/1/bb" FoundRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2">(bb)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-39-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/39/5">s. 39(5)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-58-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/58/2">s. 58(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingYear="2009" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11" Notes="Amending provision prospectively repealed by 2022 c. 36, s. 9(3)(a)" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" Row="230" AppendedCommentary="(as amended (13.5.2014) by 2014 c. 8, ss. 1(4)(a), 2(2))" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedNumber="61" AffectingProvisions="s. 39(6) Sch. Pt. 2" Modified="2023-07-12T09:54:57Z" EffectId="key-c82a8311c6ea802f2b25b82e24f1f8b6" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(c)" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingNumber="11" AffectedYear="1981" RequiresApplied="true" Comments="This amendment is itelf amended by 2014 c. 8, ss. 1(4)(a), 2(2)" Type="repealed" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-c82a8311c6ea802f2b25b82e24f1f8b6" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>British Nationality Act 1981</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1">Sch. 1 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-2-1-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/2/1/c" FoundRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2">para. 2(1)(c)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-39-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/39/6">s. 39(6)</ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/schedule">Sch. </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-part-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/schedule/part/2">Pt. 2</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-58-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/58/2">s. 58(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect Type="inserted" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingProvisions="s. 39(7)" AffectedYear="1981" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." Comments="This amendment is itelf amended by 2014 c. 8, ss. 1(4)(a), 2(2)" Modified="2023-07-12T09:54:57Z" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Notes="Amending provision prospectively repealed by 2022 c. 36, s. 9(3)(a)" AffectedNumber="61" AffectingYear="2009" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(ca)" EffectId="key-82e67ba85ce6697f33380df0808423df" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11" AffectingNumber="11" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" Row="231" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-82e67ba85ce6697f33380df0808423df" AppendedCommentary="(as amended (13.5.2014) by 2014 c. 8, ss. 1(4)(a), 2(2))">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>British Nationality Act 1981</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1">Sch. 1 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-2-1-ca" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/2/1/ca" FoundRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2">para. 2(1)(ca)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-39-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/39/7">s. 39(7)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-58-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/58/2">s. 58(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" EffectId="key-bdd2fa64069d5438e59222b40a4565f7" AffectedNumber="61" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." Row="232" AffectingNumber="11" Modified="2023-07-12T09:54:57Z" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" RequiresApplied="true" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-bdd2fa64069d5438e59222b40a4565f7" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(d)" Comments="This amendment is itelf amended by 2014 c. 8, ss. 1(4)(a), 2(2)" Notes="Amending provision prospectively repealed by 2022 c. 36, s. 9(3)(a)" AffectingYear="2009" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11" Type="word substituted" AffectedYear="1981" AppendedCommentary="(as amended (13.5.2014) by 2014 c. 8, ss. 1(4)(a), 2(2))" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingProvisions="s. 39(8)(a)" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>British Nationality Act 1981</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1">Sch. 1 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-2-1-d" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/2/1/d" FoundRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2">para. 2(1)(d)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-39-8-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/39/8/a">s. 39(8)(a)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-58-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/58/2">s. 58(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect Notes="Amending provision prospectively repealed by 2022 c. 36, s. 9(3)(a)" AffectingProvisions="s. 39(8)(b)" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" Row="233" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." EffectId="key-1d331732a92f0d0ac42365076771f35b" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11" AffectingYear="2009" AppendedCommentary="(as amended (13.5.2014) by 2014 c. 8, ss. 1(4)(a), 2(2))" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-1d331732a92f0d0ac42365076771f35b" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" AffectingNumber="11" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Modified="2023-07-12T09:54:57Z" AffectedNumber="61" AffectedYear="1981" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(d)" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Type="words substituted" Comments="This amendment is itelf amended by 2014 c. 8, ss. 1(4)(a), 2(2)">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>British Nationality Act 1981</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1">Sch. 1 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-2-1-d" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/2/1/d" FoundRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2">para. 2(1)(d)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-39-8-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/39/8/b">s. 39(8)(b)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-58-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/58/2">s. 58(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect RequiresApplied="true" Notes="Amending provision prospectively repealed by 2022 c. 36, s. 9(3)(a)" Comments="This amendment is itelf amended by 2014 c. 8, ss. 1(4)(b), 2(2)" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11" Type="substituted for Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(3)" AffectedYear="1981" AffectedNumber="61" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectingYear="2009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-f497a25f4a76dbbf39856742ba923ba4" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" AffectingProvisions="s. 39(9)" EffectId="key-f497a25f4a76dbbf39856742ba923ba4" Row="237" Modified="2023-07-12T09:54:57Z" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 1 para. 2(2)-(4)" AppendedCommentary="(as amended (13.5.2014) by 2014 c. 8, ss. 1(4)(b), 2(2))" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingNumber="11">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>British Nationality Act 1981</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1">Sch. 1 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:SectionRange Start="schedule-1-paragraph-2-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/2/2" End="schedule-1-paragraph-2-4" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/2/4" FoundEnd="schedule-1-paragraph-2" MissingEnd="true">
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-2-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/2/2">para. 2(2)</ukm:Section>
-<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-2-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/2/4" FoundRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2">(4)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:SectionRange>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-39-9" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/39/9">s. 39(9)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-58-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/58/2">s. 58(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 1 para. 2(5)" AffectedYear="1981" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" AffectingNumber="11" AffectedNumber="61" Row="240" Modified="2023-07-12T09:54:57Z" AffectingYear="2009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-e3bb2766072749cc7eea1edfb8c36287" AffectingProvisions="s. 39(10)" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" EffectId="key-e3bb2766072749cc7eea1edfb8c36287" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" RequiresApplied="true" Type="inserted" Notes="Amending provision prospectively repealed by 2022 c. 36, s. 9(3)(a)" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>British Nationality Act 1981</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1">Sch. 1 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-2-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/2/5" FoundRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2">para. 2(5)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-39-10" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/39/10">s. 39(10)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-58-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/11/section/58/2">s. 58(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect EffectId="key-e0f9bfc39a7a3ce51a38bc064c6f30e4" RequiresApplied="true" AffectedYear="1981" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" AffectedProvisions="s. 4AA" AffectedNumber="61" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingYear="2024" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectingNumber="19" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/19" Type="inserted" AffectingProvisions="s. 1(2)" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Created="2024-06-05T07:09:45Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/ukpga-2024-19-ev7f9075-5" Row="5">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>British Nationality Act 1981</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="section-4AA" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/section/4AA" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">s. 4AA</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/19/section/1/2">s. 1(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-2-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/19/section/2/3">s. 2(3)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" AffectedProvisions="s. 50A(1)(aa)" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/19" AffectingProvisions="s. 1(4)(a)" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Row="7" AffectedNumber="61" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." Type="inserted" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/ukpga-2024-19-ev7f9075-7" EffectId="key-30d93ad77c70e3d03cbfb45e501c8ed3" AffectingNumber="19" Created="2024-06-05T07:09:45Z" AffectingYear="2024" RequiresApplied="true" AffectedYear="1981">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>British Nationality Act 1981</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-50A-1-aa" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/section/50A/1/aa" FoundRef="section-50A">s. 50A(1)(aa)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-1-4-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/19/section/1/4/a">s. 1(4)(a)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-2-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/19/section/2/3">s. 2(3)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffects>
...</ukm:PrimaryMetadata>
<ukm:Alternatives>
<ukm:Alternative Date="2009-07-06" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/pdfs/ukpga_19810061_en.pdf" Title="Print Version"/>
...</ukm:Alternatives>
<ukm:Statistics>
<ukm:TotalParagraphs Value="240"/>
<ukm:BodyParagraphs Value="84"/>
<ukm:ScheduleParagraphs Value="156"/>
<ukm:AttachmentParagraphs Value="0"/>
<ukm:TotalImages Value="0"/>
...</ukm:Statistics>