SCHEDULE 2PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS AS RESPECTS APPLICATIONS

F1Application under section 4L of the Act

11G.

(1)

An application under section 4L of the Act must specify the information to be considered by the Secretary of State in forming an opinion under section 4L of the Act about whether the applicant would have been, or would have been able to become, a British citizen but for—

(a)

historical legislative unfairness,

(b)

an act or omission of a public authority, or

(c)

exceptional circumstances relating to the applicant.

(2)

The application must contain information showing that the applicant is of full capacity.

(3)

Where sub-paragraph (4) applies, the application must also—

(a)

contain information showing that the applicant is of good character, or

(b)

specify why the Secretary of State should not take into account whether the applicant is of good character in considering whether to grant the application.

(4)

This sub-paragraph applies where—

(a)

the application is made on the basis that the applicant would have been able to become a British citizen but for a matter mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of sub-paragraph (1), and

(b)

the process by which the applicant would have been able to become a British citizen would have involved the Secretary of State being required, under section 41A of the Act, to be satisfied that the applicant was of good character.

(5)

In this paragraph, “historical legislative unfairness” and “public authority” have the same meaning as in section 4L of the Act.