British Nationality Act
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British Nationality Act is a stock short title
used for legislation
in the United Kingdom
relating to nationality
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The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a British Nationality Bill during its passage through Parliament
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Short title
The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions , as well as the United States. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the...
used for legislation
Legislation
Legislation is law which has been promulgated by a legislature or other governing body, or the process of making it...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
relating to nationality
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
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The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a British Nationality Bill during its passage through Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
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List
- The British Nationality Act 1772British Nationality Act 1772The British Nationality Act 1772 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain was a British nationality law which made general provision allowing natural-born allegiance to be assumed if the father alone were British....
- The British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914
- The British Nationality Act 1948British Nationality Act 1948The British Nationality Act 1948 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the status of "Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies" as the national citizenship of the United Kingdom and its colonies....
- The British Nationality Act 1958
- The British Nationality Act 1964
- The British Nationality (No 2) Act 1964
- The British Nationality Act 1965
- The British Nationality Act 1981British Nationality Act 1981The British Nationality Act 1981 was an Act of Parliament passed by the British Parliament concerning British nationality. It has been the basis of British nationality law since 1 January 1983.-History:...
- The British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983The British Nationality Act 1983 was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 28 March 1983...
(c. 6) - The British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990 (c. 34)
- The British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997 (c. 20)