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StatuteCitizenship Act 1977

Section 26 — Citizenship Act 1977: Discovery of documents held under this Act

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26 Discovery of documents held under this Act (1) Notwithstanding section 17 or section 27 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1950 , but subject to subsection (2) of this section, no Court shall have power in any civil proceedings to require the Crown to make discovery of a document or to produce a document for inspection if the document is held by or on behalf of the Crown for any of the purposes of this Act. (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to proceedings relating to any matter arising under this Act to which the Crown is a party.

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