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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003, Section 4.
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Authority to whom application is to be madeU.K.
4.—(1) Except as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3), the authority to whom an application is to be made is as follows:
(a)if the applicant is in Great Britain or Northern Ireland, to the Secretary of State at the Home Office;
(b)if the applicant is in any of the Islands, to the Lieutenant-Governor;
(c)if the applicant is in a British overseas territory, to the Governor;
[(d)if the applicant is in Hong Kong to any consular officer, any established officer in the Diplomatic Service of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom or any person authorised by the Secretary of State in that behalf;]
[(e)if the applicant is elsewhere, to the Secretary of State at the Home Office.]
(2) The authority to whom an application under section 4(5) of the Act (acquisition by registration: British overseas territories citizens, etc), on grounds of Crown Service under the government of a British overseas territory or service as a member of a body established by law in a British overseas territory, is to be made is in all cases the Governor of that territory.
(3) The authority to whom an application under section 5 of the Act (acquisition by registration: nationals for purposes of the [EU] Treaties) is to be made is in all cases the Governor of Gibraltar.
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