BAILII is celebrating 24 years of free online access to the law! Would you consider making a contribution?
No donation is too small. If every visitor before 31 December gives just £1, it will have a significant impact on BAILII's ability to continue providing free access to the law.
Thank you very much for your support!
 |
[Home] [Databases] [World Law] [Multidatabase Search] [Help] [Feedback] | |
United Kingdom Statutory Instruments |
||
|
You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Statutory Instruments >> The British Nationality (Maldives) Order 2017 No. 568 URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/legis/num_reg/2017/uksi_2017568_en_1.html |
||
[New search] [Printable PDF version] [Help]
Statutory Instruments
British Nationality
Made
12th April 2017
Laid before Parliament
19th April 2017
Coming into force
12th May 2017
At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 12th day of April 2017
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the power conferred upon Her by section 37(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981(1), by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, orders as follows.
1. This Order may be cited as the British Nationality (Maldives) Order 2017 and comes into force on 12th May 2017.
2. In Schedule 3 to the British Nationality Act 1981(2) (countries whose citizens are Commonwealth citizens), omit "Maldives".
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order removes Maldives from Schedule 3 to the British Nationality Act 1981, which lists the countries whose citizens are Commonwealth citizens.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.
Schedule 3 has been amended by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Brunei and Maldives Act 1985 (c. 3), S.I. 1983/882, S.I. 1983/1699, S.I. 1989/1331, S.I. 1990/1502, S.I. 1994/1634, S.I. 1998/3161, S.I. 2010/246 and S.I. 2015/1771.
