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  Nationality and Borders Bill - New Clause 2 - Acquisition by Registration: Descendants of Those Born on British Indian Ocean Territory
  
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  @ MP voted aye to give descendants of those born on British Indian Ocean Territory before 8 November 1965 the right to become a British Overseas Territories citizen and a British citizen, with no application fees. 
  
  @ MP voted no not to give descendants of those born on British Indian Ocean Territory before 8 November 1965 the right to become a British Overseas Territories citizen and a British citizen, with no application fees. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to give descendants of those born on British Indian Ocean Territory before 8 November 1965 the right to become a British Overseas Territories citizen and a British citizen, with no application fees. 
  
  MPs were considering the Nationality and Borders Bill.[1][2][3]
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled: ''Acquisition by registration: Descendants of those born on British Indian Ocean Territory'' and stated:
  
  :(1) The British Nationality Act 1981 is amended as follows.
  
  :(2) After section 17H (as inserted by section 7) insertâ
  
  :â''17I Acquisition by registration: Descendants of those born on British Indian Ocean Territory''
  
  :(1) A person is entitled to be registered as a British Overseas Territories citizen on an application made under this section if they are a direct descendant of a person (âPâ) who was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of Pâs birth in the British Indian Ocean Territory or, prior to 8 November 1965, in those islands designated as the British Indian Ocean Territory on that date.
  
  :(2) A person who is being registered as a British Overseas Territories citizen under this section is also entitled to be registered as a British citizen.
  
  :(3) No charge or fee shall be imposed for registration under this section.ââ
  
  The rejected new clause was accompanied by the following explanatory statement from its proposer:
  
  :This new clause would allow anyone who is descended from a person born before 1983 on the British Indian Ocean Territory to register as a British Overseas Territories citizen. They may also register as a British citizen at the same time. Both applications would be free of charge.
  
  The explanatory statement refers to 1983, but the clause refers to 8 November 1965 as the cut-off date for the birth of the person whose descendents are impacted by the clause. 
  
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  * [1] [https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3023 Parliament's webpage on the  Nationality and Borders Bill], Parliament.uk
  * [2] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0141/210141.pdf Nationality and Borders Bill, as introduced 6 July 2021], Parliament.uk
  * [3] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0141/en/210141en.pdf Explanatory notes to the Nationality and Borders Bill, as introduced 6 July 2021], Parliament.uk
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