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(1)An ineligible person is not entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under any of the following provisions—
(a)section 17(2) or (5) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (acquisition of British overseas territories citizenship by registration: minors);
(b)section 22(1) of that Act (right to registration as British overseas territories citizen replacing right to resume citizenship of UK etc);
(c)section 13(1) of that Act as applied by section 24 of that Act (resumption of British overseas territories citizenship).
(2)In relation to an application made by or in relation to an ineligible person, the Secretary of State may not—
(a)cause the person to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under any of the following provisions—
(i)section 17(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (acquisition of British overseas territories citizenship by registration: minors);
(ii)section 22(2) of that Act (right to registration as British overseas territories citizen replacing right to resume citizenship of UK etc);
(iii)section 13(3) of that Act as applied by section 24 of that Act (resumption of British overseas territories citizenship);
(b)grant to the person a certificate of naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen under section 18 of that Act (acquisition of British overseas territories citizenship by naturalisation).
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