British_Nationality_Act_1772

British Nationality Act 1772

British Nationality Act 1772

United Kingdom legislation

The British Nationality Act 1772[1] (13 Geo. 3. c. 21) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain was a British nationality law which made general provision allowing natural-born allegiance (citizenship) to be assumed if the father alone was British.

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This Act was one of the British Subjects Acts 1708 to 1772.[2]

The Act was repealed by the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914.

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  1. [1]
    The short title conferred by the Short Titles Act 1896, s. 1
  2. [2]
    The Short Titles Act 1896, s. 2(1) & Sch. 2
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