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Section 8A — Citizenship Act 1977: Grant of citizenship to spouse of New Zealand citizen

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8A Grant of citizenship to spouse of New Zealand citizen [Repealed] Section 8A was inserted, as from 18 November 1992, by section 7 Citizenship Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 104). Subsection (3)(a)(i) was further amended, as from 1 July 1993, by section 2(3) Foreign Affairs Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 48) by substituting the words “ Foreign Affairs ” for the words “ External Relations ” . Subsection (3)(a)(iii) was substituted, as from 1 July 2003, by section 84 New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Act 2003 (2003 No 27). Subsection (4) was inserted, as from 10 December 2001, by section 7 Citizenship Amendment Act (No 2) 2001 (2001 No 95). Section 8A was repealed, as from 21 April 2005, by section 7 Citizenship Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 43). See section 17 of that Act for the transitional provisions relating to applications for citizenship.

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