Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

Amendment 45 45: After Clause 43, insert the following new Clause— ““The Ilois: citizenship (1) Section 6 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8) (the Ilois: citizenship) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (2) insert— ““(2A) A person shall be entitled to register as a British citizen if— (a) his father or mother was or is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies or a British citizen by virtue of birth in the British Indian Ocean Territory or by operation of section 6(1), and (b) he is not a British citizen. (2B) A person shall be entitled to register as a British overseas territories citizen if— (a) subsections (2A)(a) and (b) apply to him, and (b) immediately prior to registration under subsection (2A) he was not a British overseas territories citizen. (2C) In subsection (2A)(a) ““father”” has the meaning given in section 50(9A) of the British Nationality Act 1981. (2D) No charge or fee shall be imposed for registration under section 6(2A) or (2B).””””