23 Citizens of UK and Colonies who are to become [British overseas territories citizens] at commencement
British Nationality Act 1981 (1981 c 61) | Legislation

Acquisition at commencement

23  Citizens of UK and Colonies who are to become [British overseas territories citizens] at commencement

(1)     A person shall at commencement become a [British overseas territories citizen] if—

(a)     immediately before commencement he was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies who had that citizenship by his birth, naturalisation or registration in a [British overseas territory]; or

(b)     he was immediately before commencement a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, and was born to a parent—

(i)     who at the time of the birth (“the material time”) was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies; and

(ii)     who either had that citizenship at the material time by his birth, naturalisation or registration in a [British overseas territory] or was himself born to a parent who at the time of that birth so had that citizenship; or

(c)     being a woman, she was immediately before commencement a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and either was then, or had at any time

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