Legislation – Nationality and Borders Act 2022
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PART 1Nationality
British citizenship
7Citizenship where mother married to someone other than natural father
(1)
The British Nationality Act 1981 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 4E (the general conditions)—
(a)
omit paragraph (a) (requirement that applicant was born before 1 July 2006);
(b)
in paragraph (c), after “1990” insert “or under section 35 or 36 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008”
;
(c)
“(ca)
no person is treated as a parent of P under section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;”.
(3)
“(iiia)
section 4D,”.
(4)
In section 41A (registration: requirement to be of good character), in subsection (1A), for “or 3(5)” substitute “, 3(5) or 4D”
.