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Part IV.

— Loss

of British Nationality.

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resident in the country where the father or mother is naturahzed, and has, according to the laws of such country, become naturahzed therein, is deemed a subject of the state of which the father or mother has become a subject, and not a British subject {d).

PartV.

— Re-admission Sect.

1.

Sect.

2.

Under Naturaliza^i^^ -^ct,

to British Nationality.

Statutory Aliens.

701. Any statutory aHen may, on performing the same conditions and adducing the same evidence as is required in the case of an ordinary ahen applying for a certificate of naturalization, apply to the Secretary of State, or to the governor of any British possession in w^hich he is residing, for a certificate of re-admission to British

Application for certificate of re-admission.

The Secretary of State, however, or governor, as nationality (d). the case may be, has an absolute discretion as to the granting or withholding of such certificate, and previous to its issue the alien must take the oath of allegiance (e). A statutory alien thus re-admitted to British nationality Effect of resumes the status of a British subject from the date of the grant of certificate. certificate of re- admission, but not in respect of any previous transaction; with this qualification, that he is not deemed a British subject in the foreign state of which he became a subject unless he has ceased to be a subject of that state in accordance with its laws or in pursuance of a treaty to that effect (e). 702. The governor of any British possession is empowered to British exercise the same jurisdiction in the case of statutory aliens residing possessions, abroad. in that possession as is conferred upon the Secretary of State in the United Kingdom, and residence in such possession shall in the case of such person be deemed equivalent to residence in the United

Kingdom

(e)

Sect.

703.

A widow who

2.

Widotvs,

was a natural-born British

subject,

and who Widows,

has become an alien by marriage, is to be deemed a statutory alien, and may as sach at any time during her widowhood obtain a re-admission to British nationality

certificate of

Sect.

3.

(/).

Infants.

704. Where a father, or a mother being a widow, has obtained a certificate of re-admission to British nationality, every child of such father or mother, who during infancy has become resident in the British dominions with such father or mother, is deemed to have resumed the position of a British subject to all intents (g). {d)

Naturalization Act, 1870 (33 Yict.

making a false declaration, (e) I hid., s. 8. (/) Ibid.,

s.

(g) Ibid., s.

10(2).

10

(4).

c.

see p. 314, ante.

14),

s.

10

(3).

For penalty

for

Infants,