BNA 1948
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BNA 1948 refers to the British Nationality Act 1948, a landmark UK law that redefined British nationality and citizenship in the post-World War II era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BNA 1948 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
British nationality law ⓘ |
| affectedGroup |
Commonwealth citizens
ⓘ
residents of British colonies ⓘ residents of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
distinguish between UK and colonial nationality
ⓘ
modernise British nationality law ⓘ |
| allowed | dual nationality in certain circumstances ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
British colonies
ⓘ
British mandated territories ⓘ British protected states ⓘ British protectorates ⓘ British trust territories ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basisFor |
acquisition of CUKC status by birth
ⓘ
acquisition of CUKC status by descent ⓘ acquisition of CUKC status by naturalisation ⓘ acquisition of CUKC status by registration ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1949-01-01 ⓘ |
| codified |
rules on loss of CUKC status
ⓘ
rules on registration of wives and children ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdLegalStatus |
Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies
ⓘ
Commonwealth citizen ⓘ |
| definedTerm |
British subject
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies ⓘ Commonwealth citizen ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | British Nationality Act 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
post-World War II decolonisation
ⓘ
reorganisation of the British Empire into the Commonwealth ⓘ |
| influenced |
British Nationality Act 1965
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Nationality Act 1981 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom immigration and nationality framework ⓘ |
| redefined | British subject status ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| repealedBy | British Nationality Act 1981 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1948-07-30 ⓘ |
| shortName | BNA 1948 ⓘ |
| status | repealed ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Commonwealth citizenship
ⓘ
citizenship ⓘ nationality law ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | public general act ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1948 ⓘ |
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