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BRITISH NATIONALITY AND STATUS OF ALIENS ACT, 1914.

Special Certificate of Naturalisation granted to a person with respect to whose nationality as a British subject a doubt exists.

Whereas A.B., with respect to whose nationality as a British subject a doubt exists, has applied for such a special certificate of naturalisation as is provided for by Section 4 of the above-mentioned Act, alleging with respect to himself [herself] the particulars set out below;

And whereas I am satisfied that such a certificate may properly be granted:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the powers conferred on me by the said Act, and for the purpose of quieting doubts as to the right of the said A.B. to be a British subject, I grant the said A.B. this special 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
Secretaries of State.

Particulars relating to Applicant.

Full name

Address

Trade or occupation

Place and date of birth..

Married, single, widower, or widow..

Name of wife or husband...

Names and nationality of parents.

(2.) Where the names of children are to be included, paragraphs corresponding to the second and fourth paragraphs of Form (B) prescribed by Regulation 1 shall be inserted in the certificate.

3. A certificate of naturalisation granted in the United Kingdom to a minor under Sub-Section (2) of Section 5 of the Act shall be in the following form:

BRITISH NATIONALITY AND STATUS OF ALIENS ACT, 1914.

Certificate of Naturalisation granted to a Minor.

Whereas an application has been made for the grant of a certificate of naturalisation to A.B., a minor, alleging with respect to the said A.B. the particulars set out below;

And whereas I am satisfied that such a certificate may properly be granted:

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
Secretaries of State.

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Names and nationality of parents...

4.-(1.) A certificate of naturalisation granted in the United Kingdom under Section 6 of the Act to a person who was naturalised before the passing of the Act, shall be in the following form:

BRITISH NATIONALITY AND STATUS OF ALIENS ACT, 1914. Certificate of Naturalisation granted to a Person who was Naturalised before the passing of the above-mentioned Act.

Whereas, A.B., who was naturalised before the passing of the above-mentioned Act, has applied for a certificate of naturalisation under the said Act, alleging with respect to himself [herself] the particulars set out below:

And whereas I am satisfied that such a certificate may properly be granted:

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.

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In witness whereof I have hereto subscribed my name day of

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Married, single, widower, or widow.

Name of wife or husband...

Names and nationality of parents.

Date of previous naturalisation

(2.) Where the names of children are to be included, pargraphs corresponding to the second and fourth paragraphs of Form (B) prescribed by Regulation 1 shall be inserted in the

certificate.

4A. (1.) A certificate of naturalisation granted in the United Kingdom under Section 10 of the Act to a woman who is the wife of a subject of a State at war with His Majesty shall be in the following form:

BRITISH NATIONALITY AND STATUS OF ALIENS ACTS, 1914-1918. Certificate of Naturalisation granted to a woman who was at birth a British subject and is married to a subject of a State at war with His Majesty..

Whereas A.B., of has applied for a certificate of naturalisation alleging with respect to herself the particulars set out below and has satisfied me that she was at birth a British subject and is the wife of an alien who is a subject of a State at war with His Majesty and that the conditions laid down in the above-mentioned Acts for the grant of a certificate of naturalisation are fulfilled in her case;

And whereas I am satisfied that such a certificate may properly be granted:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the powers conferred on me by the said Acts, 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 she shall, subject to the provisions of the said Acts, 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.

this

In witness whereof I have hereto subscribed my name day of

(Signed)

E.F.,

One of His Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State.

Particulars relating to Applicant.

Full name

Address

Trade or occupation

Place and date of birth..

Nationality

Name of husband

Names and nationality of parents..

(2.) Where the names of children are to be included, paragraphs corresponding to the second and fourth paragraphs of Form (B) prescribed by Regulation 1 shall be inserted in the certificate.

5.—(1.) A certificate of naturalisation granted in a British Possession, other than British India or a Dominion specified in the First Schedule to the Act, shall be in the same form as a certificate granted in the United Kingdom, except that instead of being signed by the Secretary of State it shall be signed by the Governor of the Possession, or a person acting under his authority.

(2.) Where any certificate of naturalisation proposed to be so granted in a British Possession, having been submitted to the Secretary of State for his approval, is approved by him, his approval shall be signified by appending to the certificate a note to the following effect:

This certificate has been submitted to me for my approval

and approved by me.

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6. A declaration of alienage shall be in the following form, the various alternatives being used according to the circumstances:

BRITISH NATIONALITY AND STATUS OF ALIENS ACT, 1914.

Declaration of Alienage.

I, A.B., of , being the son [daughter] of an alien to whom a certificate of naturalisation has been granted, in which certificate of naturalisation, in accordance with Sub-Section (1) of Section 5 of the abovementioned Act, my name was included, and having attained my majority within one year before the present date [or, being a person who, by reason of my having been born within His Majesty's Dominions and allegiance, [or on board a British ship,] am a natural-born British subject, but who, at my birth, [during my minority,] became under the law of a subject also of that State, and am still such a subject, and of full age and not under disability], [or, being a natural-born British subject, who was born out of His Majesty's Dominions and being of full age and not under disability], [or, having been originally a subject or citizen of being a State with which His Majesty has by Order in Council declared that he has entered into such a convention as is mentioned in Section 15 of the abovementioned Act, and having been naturalised as a British subject], [or, being the wife of A.B., a person whose certificate of naturalisation has been revoked within six months before the present date and being also the mother of the following minor children of the marriage of the said A.B. and myself, namely,

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do hereby renounce my nationality as a British subject.

Made and subscribed this

(Signed) day of (Signed)

A.B.

before me,

X.Y.,

[Justice of the Peace, Commissioner, or other official title.]

7. A declaration of retention of British nationality under Section 10 of the Act, by the wife of a man ceasing during the continuance of his marriage to be a British subject, shall be in the following form:

BRITISH NATIONALITY AND STATUS OF ALIENS ACT, 1914.

Declaration of Retention of British Nationality.

I, A.B., of

, being the wife of

who, during the continuance of my marriage to him, namely,

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