
PART I
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the 
British Nationality (Hong Kong) Regulations 1986
and shall come into operation on 1st July 1987.
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(1) In these Regulations, unless the context
otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned
to them, that is to say—
 “the Act”
means the British Nationality
Act 1981;
 “applicant”
in relation to an application made on behalf of a person not of full age or
capacity means that person;
 “High Commissioner”
means, in relation to a country mentioned in 
Schedule 3 to the Act, the High Commissioner
for Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom appointed to that country,
and includes the acting High Commissioner.
(2) In these Regulations, unless the context
otherwise requires, any reference to a Regulation or Schedule shall be construed
as a reference to a Regulation contained in these Regulations or, as the case
may be, to a Schedule thereto; and any reference in a Regulation to a paragraph
shall be construed as a reference to a paragraph of that Regulation.
PART II
3 
Any application for registration as a British National (Overseas)
under the Hong Kong (British
Nationality) Order 1986 shall—
(a) be made to the appropriate authority
specified in Regulation 4;
and
(b) satisfy the requirements of 
Part I and, if made on behalf of a person not
of full age or capacity, Part II of Schedule
1.
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(1) The authority to whom an application
is to be made is as follows:—
(a) if the applicant is in Great Britain
or Northern Ireland, to the Secretary of State at the Home Office;
(b) if the applicant is in any of the Islands,
to the Lieutenant-Governor;
(c) if the applicant is in a dependent territory,
to the Governor;
(d) if the applicant is in a country mentioned
in Schedule 3
to the Act, to the High Commissioner or, if there is no High Commissioner,
to the Secretary of State at the Home Office;
(e) if the applicant is elsewhere, to any
consular officer, any established officer in the Diplomatic Service of Her
Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom or any person authorised by the
Secretary of State in that behalf.
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An application may be made on behalf of someone not of full age
or capacity by his father or mother or any person who has assumed responsibility
for his welfare.
PART III
6 
Any declaration of renunciation of the status of a British National
(Overseas) made under section 12
of the Act shall—

(a) be made to the appropriate authority
specified in Regulation 7;
and
(b) satisfy the requirements of 
Schedule 2.
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The authority to whom a declaration of renunciation is to be made
is as follows:—
(a) if the declarant is in Great Britain
or Northern Ireland, to the Secretary of State at the Home Office;
(b) if the declarant is in any of the Islands,
to the Lieutenant-Governor;
(c) if the declarant is in a dependent territory,
to the Governor;
(d) if the declarant is in a country mentioned
in Schedule 3
to the Act, to the High Commissioner or, if there is no High Commissioner
to the Secretary of State at the Home Office;
(e) if the declarant is elsewhere, to any
consular officer, any established officer in the Diplomatic Service of Her
Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom or any person authorised by the
Secretary of State in that behalf.
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(1) Where it is proposed to make an order
under section 40 of the Act depriving
a person of the status of a British National (Overseas), the notice required
by section 40(6)
of the Act to be given to that person may be given—
(a) in a case where that person's whereabouts
are known, by causing the notice to be delivered to him personally or by sending
it to him by post;
(b) in a case where that person's whereabouts
are not known, by sending it by post in a letter addressed to him at his last
known address.
(2) Any notice given as aforesaid shall include
a statement of the time within which an application for an inquiry under 
section 40(7) of the Act must be made.
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Where notice has been given to a person in accordance with 
Regulation 8, application for an inquiry under 
section 40(7) of the Act shall be made—

(a) if the notice was given by the Secretary
of State and that person is in the United Kingdom (including the Islands)
at the time when the notice is given to him, within 21 days from the giving
of the notice;
(b) if the notice was given by the Governor
of a dependent territory and that person is in that territory at the time
when the notice is given to him, within 21 days from the giving of the notice;

(c) in any other case, within 42 days from
the giving of the notice.
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Where an order has been made depriving a person who is a British
National (Overseas) of that status, the name of that person shall be removed
from the relevant register.
PART IV
11 
A document may be certified to be a true copy of a document for
the purpose of section 45(2)
of the Act by means of a statement in writing to that effect signed
by a person authorised by the Secretary of State, the Lieutenant-Governor,
the High Commissioner or the Governor in that behalf.
Douglas Hurd
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
9th December 1986
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 3
PART I
1 
An application shall be made in writing and
shall state the name, address and date and place of birth of the applicant.

2 
An application shall contain a declaration that
the particulars stated therein are true.
3 
An application shall contain information showing
that the applicant is a British Dependent Territories citizen by virtue of
a connection with Hong Kong.
PART II
4 
An application in respect of someone not of
full age or capacity made by another person on his behalf shall state that
is the case and the name and address of that person.
5 
An application made by a person on behalf of
someone not of full age or capacity shall indicate the nature of that person's
connection with him and, if that person has any responsibility for him otherwise
than as a parent, the nature of that responsibility and the manner in which
it was assumed.
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 6
1 
A declaration shall be made in writing and shall
state the name, address and date and place of birth of the declarant.
2 
A declaration shall contain information showing
that the declarant—
(a) is a British National (Overseas);
(b) is of full age or, if not, has been married;

(c) is of full capacity;
(d) will, after the registration of the declaration,
have or acquire some citizenship or nationality other than the status of a
British National (Overseas).
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A declaration shall contain a declaration that
the particulars stated therein are true.