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2004 No. 2109

BRITISH NATIONALITY

The British Nationality (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2004

Made

10th August 2004

Laid before Parliament

11th August 2004

Coming into force

1st September 2004

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 41(1)(ba) and (1A) of the British Nationality Act 1981( 1 ) hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the British Nationality (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st September 2004.

2. —(1)Regulation 5A of the British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003( 2 ) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)(b), for “the person designated” substitute “a person designated”.

(3) After paragraph (1)(b), there is inserted:

(4) In paragraph (2), for the words from “The Secretary of State” to “of the Act” substitute “A person designated by the Secretary of State may determine sufficiency of knowledge of the English language for the purpose of paragraph (1)(b) above”.

(5) After paragraph (2) there is inserted:

“ (3) A person designated by the Secretary of State may determine sufficiency of knowledge of the English language for the purpose of paragraph (1)(c) above where an applicant—

(a) claims to have knowledge of the English language to the level reasonably to be expected of a person of full age and capacity whose native language is English; and

(b) attends an interview with the designated person for the purpose of establishing that he does. ” .

Des Browne

Minister of State

Home Office

10th August 2004

( 1 )

1981 c. 61 . Section 41(1)(ba) and (1A) are inserted by section 1(3) and (4) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) .

( 2 )

S.I. 2003/548 ; as amended by S.I. 2003/3158 and S.I. 2004/1726 . Regulation 5A is inserted by S.I. 2004/1726 .

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The British Nationality (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2004 (2004/2109)

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