British Nationality Act 1772

British Nationality Act 1772

Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
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.
Citation	13 Geo. 3. c. 21
Territorial extent	Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent	16 March 1773
Commencement	26 November 1772 [a]
Repealed	1 January 1915
Other legislation
Amends	Foreign Protestants Naturalization Act 1708 British Nationality Act 1730
Amended by	Promissory Oaths Act 1871 Statute Law Revision Act 1888
Repealed by	British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The British Nationality Act 1772 ^[1] (13 Geo. 3. c. 21) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was a British nationality law which made general provision allowing natural-born allegiance (citizenship) to be assumed if the father alone was British.

The act was one of the British Subjects Acts 1708 to 1772. ^[2]

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 28(1) of, and the third schedule to, the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 17).

Notes

1. Start of session

References

1. The short title conferred by the Short Titles Act 1896, s. 1
2. The Short Titles Act 1896, s. 2(1) & Sch. 2

External links

• Text of the Act