The British Nationality (Cyprus) Order 1960

7.—(a) Subject to paragraph 8 of this Section, the number of applications which may be granted under paragraphs 1 to 6 of this Section on the basis of such residence as is referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph 1 or on the basis of Cypriot origin as referred to in paragraph 2 of this Section shall be limited in each calendar year to the numbers given in the Table below in respect of each class of applicants. Applications shall be granted up to the full number given in each space in that Table in respect of applicants of each class irrespective of the number of applications made by or granted to applicants of any other class.

TABLE

Application	Column A Persons who are to become members of the Greek Community including those persons who are to be associated with it	Column B Persons who are to become members of the Turkish Community
I On the basis of such residence as is referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 1	1,200	300
II On the basis of such residence as is referred to in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1	160	40
III On the basis of such Cypriot origin as is referred to in paragraph 2	560	140

(b) The numbers in the Table above may be altered for any year by agreement between the President and Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus.

(c) If, in any year, the number of persons who become members of the Greek community, having been granted citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus under sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 1 of this Section and having taken up permanent residence in the Republic of Cyprus, exceeds the number required to maintain the ratio of 4 to 1 between the number of such persons and the number of persons who become members of the Turkish community, having been granted citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus under that sub-paragraph and having taken up permanent residence in the Republic of Cyprus, the excess shall be set-off in the immediately following one or more years, as may be required, against the total number in Column A in the Table in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph.

(d) If, in any year, the number of persons who become members of the Turkish community, having been granted citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus under sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 1 of this Section and having taken up permanent residence in the Republic of Cyprus, exceeds the number required to maintain the ratio of 1 to 4 between the number of such persons and the number of persons who become members of the Greek community, having been granted citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus under that sub-paragraph and having taken up permanent residence in the Republic of Cyprus, the excess shall be set-off in the immediately following one or more years, as may be required, against the total number in Column B in the Table in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph.