[17A Registration: remedying inability of mothers to transmit citizenship]
British Nationality Act 1981 (1981 c 61) | Legislation

[17A  Registration: remedying inability of mothers to transmit citizenship]

[(1)     On an application for registration under this section, a person (“P”) is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen if the following three conditions are met.

(2)     The first condition is that—

(a)     P would have become a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies under any of the following provisions of the British Nationality Act 1948—

(i)     section 5 (person born on or after 1 January 1949: citizenship by descent);

(ii)     section 12(2) (person born before 1 January 1949: citizenship by descent);

(iii)     section 12(3) (person born before 1 January 1949 in British protectorate etc);

(iv)     section 12(4) (person born before January 1949 not becoming citizen

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