British Overseas Territories Act 2002

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The British Overseas Territories Act 2002 is a UK law that reformed the status and citizenship rights of people connected with the British Overseas Territories, notably granting most of them full British citizenship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
amends British Nationality Act 1981 ⓘ
appliesTo Anguilla ⓘ
Bermuda ⓘ
British Virgin Islands ⓘ
Cayman Islands ⓘ
Falkland Islands ⓘ
Gibraltar ⓘ
Montserrat ⓘ
Pitcairn Islands ⓘ
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ⓘ
Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ
changesStatusOf British Dependent Territories citizens ⓘ
citation 2002 c. 8 ⓘ
containsProvision automatic registration as British citizens for certain British overseas territories citizens ⓘ
renaming of British Dependent Territories as British Overseas Territories ⓘ
transitional arrangements for nationality status ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
effectiveDate 21 May 2002 ⓘ
excludes British Antarctic Territory ⓘ
British Indian Ocean Territory ⓘ
Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ
grantsStatus British citizenship ⓘ
British overseas territories citizenship ⓘ
introducesTerm British Overseas Territories ⓘ
isPartOf United Kingdom nationality legislation ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalArea constitutional law ⓘ
nationality law ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to make provision about the name "British overseas territories" and British citizenship so far as relating to the British overseas territories; and for connected purposes. ⓘ
primaryEffect granted most British overseas territories citizens full British citizenship ⓘ
removed most restrictions on right of abode in the United Kingdom for British overseas territories citizens ⓘ
purpose to reform the status and citizenship rights of people connected with the British Overseas Territories ⓘ
relatedTo British Nationality Act 1948 ⓘ
British Overseas Territories ⓘ
Immigration Act 1971 ⓘ
replacesTerm British Dependent Territories ⓘ
resultedIn automatic acquisition of British citizenship for most British overseas territories citizens ⓘ
royalAssent 26 February 2002 ⓘ
shortTitle British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
subject British Overseas Territories ⓘ
British nationality law ⓘ
citizenship ⓘ
immigration ⓘ
yearEnacted 2002 ⓘ

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British Overseas Territories → governedBy → British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ⓘ
British Overseas Territories → citizenshipStatus → British Overseas Territories citizenship ⓘ
linked to: British Overseas Territories Act 2002
Crown dependencies → uses → British nationality law framework ⓘ
linked to: British Overseas Territories Act 2002
British Overseas Territories Act 2002 → shortTitle → British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ⓘ
British Nationality Act 1981 → significantlyAmendedBy → British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ⓘ
British overseas territories citizenship → renamedBy → British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ⓘ
British overseas territories citizenship → holdersMayRegisterAs → British citizens under British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ⓘ
linked to: British Overseas Territories Act 2002
British overseas territories citizenship → governingStatute → British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ⓘ
Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006 → madeUnder → British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ⓘ
British Overseas Territories government officials → legalBasis → British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ⓘ
Pitcairn Islands Constitution Order → relatedTo → British Overseas Territories Act ⓘ
linked to: British Overseas Territories Act 2002
BOTC → wasAffectedBy → British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ⓘ
British Dependent Territories citizenship → renamedBy → British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ⓘ
subject linked to: BDTC