Section 4C — Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002: Acquisition by registration: certain persons born between 1961 and 1983

Acquisition by registration: certain persons born between 1961 and 1983 4C 1 A person is entitled to be registered as a British citizen if—

a he applies for registration under this section, and b he satisfies each of the following conditions.

2 The first condition is that the applicant was born after 7th February 1961 and before 1st January 1983.

3 The second condition is that the applicant would at some time before 1st January 1983 have become a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of section 5 of the British Nationality Act 1948 (c. 56) if that section had provided for citizenship by descent from a mother in the same terms as it provided for citizenship by descent from a father.

4 The third condition is that immediately before 1st January 1983 the applicant would have had the right of abode in the United Kingdom by virtue of section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) had he become a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies as described in subsection (3) above.