Moved by
Lord Russell of Liverpool
2: Clause 7, page 9, line 36, at end insert—
“(1A) In section 1 (acquisition by birth or adoption), in subsection (5)—
(a) in paragraph (a), for “minor” substitute “person”, and
(b) after paragraph (b), for “that minor shall” substitute “that person or minor (as the case may be) shall”.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment seeks to bring British nationality law in line with adoption law in England and Wales. In those nations, an adoption order made by a court may be made where a child has reached the age of 18 but is not yet 19. Yet such an adoption order currently only confers British citizenship automatically where the person adopted is under 18 on the day the order is made.