Statutory Instruments
Immigration And Asylum
Nationality
Made
17th October 2022
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 87(1) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022(1).
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2022.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2. The following provisions of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 come into force on 23rd November 2022—
(a)section 3 (provision for Chagos Islanders to acquire British Nationality);
(b)section 4 (sections 1 to 3: related British citizenship), so far as not already in force.
Tom Pursglove
Minister of State
Home Office
17th October 2022
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force provisions of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36) (“the 2022 Act”). They are the third commencement regulations to be made under the 2022 Act.
Regulation 2 of these Regulations brings section 3 of the 2022 Act into force on 23rd November 2022. Section 3 allows people of Chagossian descent to make an application to be registered as British Overseas Territories citizens (“BOTCs”) subject to meeting certain statutory conditions.
The coming into force of section 3 also allows Regulation 2 to bring section 4 of the 2022 Act, so far as not already in force, into force on 23rd November 2022. Section 4, which was commenced in part by S.I. 2022/590, creates a registration route to British citizenship for those who have registered as a BOTC under the new routes provided by sections 1 to 3 of the 2022 Act.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36) have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 2 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 4 (partially) | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 5 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 6 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 7 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 8 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 9 and Schedule 1 (partially) | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 11 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 12 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 13(1) and (3) | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 14(1), (2), (6) and (7) (remainder) | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 14(3) and (5) (partially) | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 15 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 16 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 17 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 29 (remainder) and Schedule 4 (partially) | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 30(3) | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 37 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 40 (partially) | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 41 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 43(2) and Schedule 6 (partially) | 24.08.22. | 2022/912 |
| Section 45 and Schedule 7 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 46(6) | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 47 and Schedule 8 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 48 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 75 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 77 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 79 | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |
| Section 82 (remainder) | 28.06.22. | 2022/590 |