[F1Subject to sections 31, 35 and 36 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (restriction of eligibility for citizenship etc),] if while a person is a minor an application is made for his registration as a British subject, the Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, cause him to be registered as a British subject.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 32 inserted (20.7.2023) by Illegal Migration Act 2023 (c. 37), ss. 37(14), 68(3)(a) (with s. 55(9))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 32 restricted (4.12.2006) by Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (c. 13), ss. 58, 62; S.I. 2006/2838, art. 4(1) (subject to art. 4(2))
C2S. 32 restricted (20.7.2023) by Illegal Migration Act 2023 (c. 37), ss. 35, 68(3)(a) (with s. 55(9))