British Nationality Act 1772
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act, made in the Fourth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, An Act to explain a Clause in an Act made in the Seventh Year of the Reign of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, for naturalizing Foreign Protestants, which relates to the Children of the natural-born Subjects of the Crown of England, or of Great Britain, to the Children of such Children. |
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| Citation | 13 Geo. 3. c. 21 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 March 1773 |
| Commencement | 26 November 1772[b] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1915 |
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| Repealed by | British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The British Nationality Act 1772[a] (13 Geo. 3. c. 21) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was a British nationality law which made general provision allowing natural-born allegiance (citizenship) to be assumed if the father alone was British.
The act was one of the British Subjects Acts 1708 to 1772.[1]
Subsequent developments
Section 3 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and part II of schedule one to, the Promissory Oaths Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 48), which came into force on 13 July 1871.[2]
The whole act was repealed by section 28(1) of, and the third schedule to, the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 17), which came into force on 1 January 1915.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ↑ Start of session
References
- ↑ The Short Titles Act 1896, s. 2(1) & Sch. 2
- ↑ "Promissory Oaths Act 1871", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/34-35 c. 48
- ↑ "British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo5/4-5 c. 17