Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 1242
British Nationality
The British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Made
6th September 2019
Laid before Parliament
9th September 2019
Coming into force
1st October 2019
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(1)(ba) of the British Nationality Act 1981( 1 ):
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1st October 2019.
(2) In these Regulations, “the 2003 Regulations” means the British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003 ( 2 ).
Amendments to the 2003 Regulations
2. —(1) Regulation 5A (knowledge of language and life in the United Kingdom) of the 2003 Regulations( 3 ) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (1)(a) substitute—
“ (1) (a) has passed a test known as a Secure English Language Test administered by an English language test provider which has been approved by the Secretary of State for this purpose and which-
(i) is at a level equivalent to level B1 or above on the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment; and
(ii) was taken no more than two years before the date of the application for naturalisation; or ” .
(3) In schedule 2A of the 2003 Regulations (Specified English Language Tests . . . and English Speaking Countries) omit paragraph(1)( 4 ).
Williams of Trafford
Minister of State
Home Office
6th September 2019
1981 c. 61 ; section 41(1)(ba) inserted by ss1(3) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) .
S.I. 2003/548 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2004/1726 . 2005/2785 . 2013/2541 . 2015/681 , 2015/1806 , 2018/618 .
Regulation 5A was inserted by S.I. 2004/1726 and substituted by 2005/2785 , 2013/2541 and 2015/681 .
Schedule 2A was inserted by S.I. 2013/2541 and amended by 2014/1465 and 2015/681 .