Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36)

PART 1 U.K. Nationality

British citizenship U.K.

7 Citizenship where mother married to someone other than natural father U.K.

(1) The British Nationality Act 1981 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 4E (the general conditions)—

(a) omit paragraph (a) (requirement that applicant was born before 1 July 2006);

(b) in paragraph (c), after “1990” insert “or under section 35 or 36 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008”;

(c) after paragraph (c) (but before the “and”) insert—

“(ca) no person is treated as a parent of P under section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;”.

(3) In section 4F (person unable to be registered under other provisions of this Act), in subsection (1)(b), after sub-paragraph (iii) insert—

“(iiia) section 4D,”.

(4) In section 41A (registration: requirement to be of good character), in subsection (1A), for “or 3(5)” substitute “, 3(5) or 4D”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

I2 S. 7 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 6