This is Amendment 2 - which the government has inserted into the NIA Bill.

After Clause 12

THE LORD FILKIN

2 Insert the following new Clause—
"
(1) The following shall be inserted after section 4B of the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) (registration as British citizen)—
"4C
(1) A person is entitled to be registered as a British citizen if—
(a) he applies for registration under this section, and
(b) he satisfies each of the following conditions.
(2) The first condition is that the applicant was born after 7th February 1961 and before 1st January 1983.
(3) The second condition is that the applicant would at some time before 1st January 1983 have become a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of section 5 of the British Nationality Act 1948 (c. 56) if that section had provided for citizenship by descent from a mother in the same terms as it provided for citizenship by descent from a father.
(4) The third condition is that immediately before 1st January 1983 the applicant would have had the right of abode in the United Kingdom by virtue of section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) had he become a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies as described in subsection (3) above."

(2) In section 14(1) of that Act (meaning of British citizen "by descent"), in paragraph (d) after the words "section 4B" (as substituted by section 12(2) of this Act) there shall be inserted ", 4C"."

The amendment 2A was not accepted by the government in the Lords and only has ONE LAST opportunity to be considered in this Bill, Tuesday 5th November 2002 in the House of Commons.

THE LORD AVEBURY
THE LORD DHOLAKIA
[As an amendment to amendment 2]

2A* Line 11, leave out "after 7th February 1961 and"