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Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

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7U.K.After subsection (3) insert—

(3A)Regulations under subsection (1)(d) to (de) may, in particular—

(a)enable the Secretary of State to designate or authorise a person to exercise a function (which may include a discretion) in connection with a citizenship ceremony or a citizenship oath or pledge;

(b)require, or enable the Secretary of State to require, a local authority to provide specified facilities and to make specified arrangements in connection with citizenship ceremonies;

(c)impose, or enable the Secretary of State to impose, a function (which may include a discretion) on a local authority or on a registrar.

(3B)In subsection (3A)—

  • local authority” means—

    (a)

    in relation to England and Wales, a county council, a county borough council, a metropolitan district council, a London Borough Council and the Common Council of the City of London, and

    (b)

    in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), and

  • registrar” means—

    (a)

    in relation to England and Wales, a superintendent registrar of births, deaths and marriages (or, in accordance with section 8 of the Registration Service Act 1953 (c. 37), a deputy superintendent registrar), and

    (b)

    in relation to Scotland, a district registrar within the meaning of section 7(12) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 49).

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