the Consulate of the consular district within which he resides, provided that if some other Consulate is more easy of access, he may, with the assent of the Consular Officer, be registered there. A British subject arriving within the said limits must apply for registration within one month after his arrival, provided that a person who fails to apply for or to obtain registration within the time limited by this Article may be registered at any time if he excuses his failure to the satisfaction of the Consular Officer. (3.) Where a person is in possession of a valid British passport, the Consular Officer shall without further fee than that provided for in Sub-Article (6) hereunder on the first registration of any such person endorse on the passport a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State. Where any such person applies for the renewal of the registration and produces his passport, the renewal of the registration shall without further fee than that provided for in Sub-Article (6) hereunder be endorsed thereon. (4.) Every person who has not previously been registered applying to be registered under this Order shall, unless excused by the Consular Officer, attend personally for that purpose at the Consulate, but any person applying for the renewal of his registration need not attend personally unless directed by the Consular Officer so to do, provided that the registration of the wife or wives of a man who is registered under this Order, may, if living with him, be effected without their personal attendance being required, and provided also that the registration of minors, being his relatives in whatever degree, living with the head of a family who is registered under this Order, may be effected without their personal attendance being required. (5.) A person registered in any register of British subjects established under the provisions of any Order in Council which have been repealed shall be registered under the provisions of this Order, unless the Consular Officer is satisfied after enquiry that the previous registration was erroneous or that such person is not entitled to registration under the provisions of this Order. (6.) Every person shall, on every registration of himself, and on every renewal of the registration, pay a fee of 1 rupee, or such other fee as the Secretary of State from time to time appoints. The amount of the fee may be uniform for all persons, or may vary according to the position and circumstances of different classes, if the Secretary of State from time to time so directs, but may not in any case exceed 3 rupees. (7.) Where any person applies to be registered, he shall be entitled without a fee to the assistance of the Consular Officer in the preparation of any affidavit that required. may be (8.) The Consular Officer may require the production of such evidence that an applicant for registration is entitled to the status of a British subject as he may see fit, but subject to such directions as may be issued by the Secretary of State. (9.) If any British subject neglects to obtain registration under the provisions of this Order, he shall not be entitled to be recognised or protected as a British subject within the limits of this Order, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 25 rupees for each instance of such failure, but he shall, although not régistered, be subject to the jurisdiction of the Court. 3. From and after the commencement of this Order, Articles 43 to 47 inclusive of the Principal Order are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not prejudice any rights, obligations or liabilities accrued thereunder. 4.-(1.) This Order shall take effect as soon as it is first exhibited in the public office of the Consul-General, and that date is in this Order referred to as the commencement of the Order. (2.) For that purpose the Consul-General shall, on the receipt by him of a certified printed copy of the Order, cause the same to be affixed and exhibited conspicuously in that office. He shall also keep the same so affixed and exhibited during one month from that first exhibition. (3.) Proof shall not in any proceeding or matter be required. that the provisions of this Article have been complied with, nor shall any act or proceeding be invalidated by any failure to comply with any such provisions. ALMERIC FITZROY. [This Order came into force on the 24th June, 1922.] BRITISH REGULATIONS amending the Naturalisation Regulations.-London, April 12, 1922.* Is the exercise of the powers conferred on me by "The British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914," and all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I, the Right Honourable Edward Shortt, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, hereby make the following Regulations: 1. The following amendments shall be made in the Naturalisation Regulations‡:— (1.) The words "where known" shall be omitted from * S. R. and O., No. 447 (1922). + Vol. CVIII, page 8. S. R. and O., No. 1261 (1914), as amended by S. R. and O., No. 922 (1917); No. 1488 (1918); No. 1552 (1919); and No. 1864 (1920). [cxvi] E 3 the fourth line of the Particulars appended to the forms of certificates prescribed in Regulations 1 to 4A. or (2.) The words "married, single, widower, or widow" shall be substituted for the words "married, single, or widower [widow]" in the sixth line, and the words husband shall be inserted after the word "wife" in the seventh line of the Particulars appended to the forms of certificates prescribed in Regulations 1, 2, and 4. (3.) The words "dates of birth" shall be substituted for the word ages in the fourth paragraph of the form of Certificate (B) prescribed in Regulation 1. (4.) The word "nationality shall be omitted from the fifth line of the Particulars appended to the form of certificate prescribed in Regulation 2. (5.) The words "being an alien" shall be omitted from the first paragraph of the form of certificate prescribed in Regulation 4, and the words "and place" shall be omitted from the last line of the same form. 2. The following Regulation shall be substituted for Regulation 12 of the said Regulations: The oath of allegiance shall be taken within one calendar month after the date of the certificate of naturalisation to which it relates or within such extended time as the Secretary of State or, in the case of a certificate granted in a British Possession, the Governor of the Possession, may direct, and if the oath is not so taken the certificate shall not take effect. 3. The following alterations shall be made in the numerical order of the said Regulations: Regulation 10 shall be cited as Regulation 12. 4. Copies of the Naturalisation Regulations printed after the date of these Regulations under the authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office may be printed with the omission, substitution, and insertion respectively, of the words which by these Regulations are directed respectively to be omitted, substituted, and inserted, and with the alterations in the numerical order of the said Regulations prescribed by paragraph 3 above. 66 5. These Regulations may be cited as The Naturalisation Regulations, 1922"; and the Naturalisation Regulations as amended by these Regulations may be cited as "The Naturalisation Regulations." E. SHORTT, One of His Majesty's Principal Whitehall, April 12, 1922. BRITISH REGULATIONS, dated December 30, 1914, made by the Secretary of State under Section 19 of "The British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914," as amended by The Naturalisation Regulations, 1918" (dated October 23, 1918), The Naturalisation Regulations, 1919" (dated October 18, 1919), "The Naturalisation Regulations, 1920" (dated September 29, 1920), and The Naturalisation Regulations, 1922" (dated April 12, 1922).-London, April 12, 1922.* 1. A CERTIFICATE of naturalisation granted in the United Kingdom shall, save as otherwise hereinafter prescribed, be in one of the following forms: (A.) Where the names of children are not included. BRITISH NATIONALITY AND STATUS OF ALIENS ACT, 1914.† Certificate of Naturalisation. Whereas 4.B. has applied for a certificate of naturalisation, alleging with respect to himself [herself] the particulars set out below, and has satisfied me that the conditions laid down in the above-mentioned Act for the grant of a certificate of naturalisation are fulfilled in his [her] case: Now, therefore, in pursuance of the powers conferred on me by the said Act, I grant to the said A.B. this certificate of naturalisation, and declare that upon taking the oath of allegiance within the time and in the manner required by the Regulations made in that behalf he [she] shall, subject to the provisions of the said Act, be entitled to all political and other rights, powers and privileges, and be subject to all obligations, duties and liabilities to which a natural-born British subject is entitled or subject, and have to all intents and purposes the status of a natural-born British subject. In witness whereof I have hereto subscribed my name this day of (Signed) E.F., One of His Majesty's Principal Particulars relating to Applicant. Full name Married, single, widower, or widow. Name of wife or husband.. Names and nationality of parents..... * S. R. and O., No. 1861 (1914), as amended by No. 1488 (1918); No. 1552 (1919); No. 1864 (1920); and No. 447 (1922). + Vol. CVIII, page 8. [CXVI] E 4 (B.) Where the names of children are included. BRITISH NATIONALITY AND STATUS OF ALIENS ACT, 1914. Certificate of Naturalisation. Whereas A.B. has applied for a certificate of naturalisa tion, alleging with respect to himself [herself] the particulars set out below, and has satisfied me that the conditions laid down in the above-mentioned Act for the grant of a certificate of naturalisation are fulfilled in his [her] case; And whereas the said A.B. has also applied for the inclusion in accordance with Sub-Section (1) of Section 5 of the said Act of the names of certain of his [her] children born before the date of this certificate and being minors, and I am satisfied that the names of his [her] children, as hereinafter set out, may properly be included: Now, therefore, in pursuance of the powers conferred on me by the said Act, I grant to the said A.B. this certificate of naturalisation, and declare that upon taking the oath of allegiance within the time and in the manner required by the Regulations made in that behalf he [she] shall, subject to the provisions of the said Act, be entitled to all political and other rights, powers and privileges, and be subject to all obligations, duties and liabilities to which a natural-born British subject is entitled or subject, and have to all intents and purposes the status of a natural-born British subject. And I further declare that this certificate extends to the following children, born before the date of this certificate and being minors, of the said A.B.:— [Here insert names and dates of birth of children.] In witness whereof I have hereto subscribed my name this day of (Signed) E.F., One of His Majesty's Principal Particulars relating to Applicant. Full name Address Trade or occupation Place and date of birth.. Nationality Married, single, widower, or widow. Name of wife or husband...... Names and nationality of parents.... 2. (1.) A special certificate of naturalisation granted in the United Kingdom under Section 4 of the Act to a person with respect to whose nationality as a British subject a doubt exists, shall be in the following form: : |