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- (b) by a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 is a British subject; or
- (c) by a British protected person (within the meaning of that Act).”.
7. In section 33 of the 1971 Act (interpretation)—
- (a) in subsection (1)—
- (i) in the definition of “settled”, for the words from “with” onwards substitute “with subsection (2A) below;”; and
- (ii) after the definition of “ship" insert—
- ““United Kingdom passport” means a current passport issued by the Government of the United Kingdom, or by the Lieutenant-Governor of any of the Islands, or by the Government of any territory which is for the time being a dependent territory within the meaning of the British Nationality Act 1981;”; and
- (b) after subsection (2) insert—
- “(2A) Subject to section 8(5) above, references to a person being settled in the United Kingdom are references to his being ordinarily resident there without being subject under the immigration laws to any restriction on the period for which he may remain.”.
SCHEDULE 5
Form of Oath of Allegiance
The form of the oath of allegiance is as shown below, with the insertion, after the words “on becoming”, of whichever of the following expressions is appropriate, namely—
- “a British citizen”
- “a British Dependent Territories citizen”
- “a British Overseas citizen”
- “a British subject”.
Oath of allegiance
I, A.B., swear by Almighty God that, on becoming, I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second Her Heirs and Successors according to law.
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British Dependent Territories
Anguilla
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands and Dependencies
Gibraltar
Hong Kong
Montserrat
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
St Christopher and Nevis
St. Helena and Dependencies
