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.
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act, made in the Fourth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, An Act to explain a Clause in an Act made in the Seventh Year of the Reign of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, for naturalizing Foreign Protestants, which relates to the Children of the natural-born Subjects of the Crown of England, or of Great Britain, to the Children of such Children. |
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| Citation | 13 Geo. 3. c. 21 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 March 1773 |
| Commencement | 10 June 1773 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
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The Act was repealed by the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914.
References edit
- ^ The short title conferred by the Short Titles Act 1896, s. 1
- ^ The Short Titles Act 1896, s. 2(1) & Sch. 2