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EnactedRoyal Assentc. 36

Nationality and Borders Act 2022

Bill 3023Commons originatingintroduced 06 Jul 2021
This bill became lawView the statute on acthub →c. 36 · 28 Apr 2022

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Amendments 53

Committee stage — Lords 20

NotMovedClause 6AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Registration as a British citizen or British overseas territories citizen: fees

Moved: Baroness Lister of BurtersettSponsor: The Lord Bishop of Durham, Lord Alton of Liverpool, Baroness Stroud#90521
WithdrawnClause 4AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Provision for Chagos Islanders to acquire British nationality

Moved: Baroness Lister of BurtersettSponsor: Baroness Ludford, Lord Woolley of Woodford, Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle#90666
NotMovedClause 3EditBillBody

leave out subsection (4)

Moved: Lord DubsSponsor: Baroness Ludford#90702
WithdrawnClause 7EditBillBody

at end insert— In section 1 (acquisition by birth or adoption), in subsection (5)—

Moved: Lord Russell of LiverpoolSponsor: Baroness Hamwee#90785
NotMovedClause 7EditBillBody

at end insert— The Secretary of State must not charge a fee for the processing of applications under this section.”

Moved: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering#90802
NotMovedClause 3EditBillBody

at end insert— The Secretary of State must not charge a fee for the processing of applications under this section.”

Moved: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering#90803
NotMovedClause 2EditBillBody

at end insert— The Secretary of State must not charge a fee for the processing of applications under this section.”

Moved: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering#90804
NotMovedClause 2EditBillBody

at end insert— The Secretary of State must not charge a fee for the processing of applications under this section.”

Moved: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering#90805
NotMovedClause 2EditBillBody

at end insert— The Secretary of State must not charge a fee for the processing of applications under this section.”

Moved: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering#90806
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— The Secretary of State must not charge a fee for the processing of applications under this section.”

Moved: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering#90807
NotMovedClause 7EditBillBody

leave out “may” and insert “must”

Moved: Baroness HamweeSponsor: Lord Paddick#90921
NotMovedClause 7EditBillBody

leave out “of full age and capacity”

Moved: Baroness HamweeSponsor: Lord Paddick#90922
NotMovedClause 7EditBillBody

leave out subsection (4)

Moved: Baroness HamweeSponsor: Lord Paddick#90923
NotMovedClause 7EditBillBody

leave out “may” and insert “must”

Moved: Baroness HamweeSponsor: Lord Paddick#90924
NotMovedClause 7EditBillBody

leave out “of full age and capacity”

Moved: Baroness HamweeSponsor: Lord Paddick#90925
NotMovedClause 6EditBillBody

leave out subsection (4)

Moved: Baroness HamweeSponsor: Lord Paddick#90926
NotMovedClause 4EditBillBody

leave out subsection (2)

Moved: Baroness HamweeSponsor: Lord Paddick#90927
NotMovedClause 3EditBillBody

at end insert— Section 41A (registration: requirement to be of good character) of that Act is repealed.”

Moved: Baroness HamweeSponsor: Lord Paddick#90928
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

leave out “equally” and insert “in the same terms”

Moved: Baroness Hamwee#90929
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

leave out “equally” and insert “in the same terms”

Moved: Baroness Hamwee#90930

Report stage — Lords 20

AgreedClause 11DeleteClauseOrSchedule

Leave out Clause 11

Moved: Lord Kerr of KinlochardSponsor: Lord Paddick, Lord Rosser, Lord Etherton#91178
NotMovedClause 10DeleteClauseOrSchedule

Leave out Clause 10

Moved: Lord PaddickSponsor: Lord Rosser#91179
AgreedClause 8EditBillBody

at end insert— in section 41(4), for “that section” substitute “section 41 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (regulations)”.”

Moved: Baroness Williams of Trafford#91364
AgreedClause 8EditBillBody

at end insert— Schedule 1 also amends the British Nationality Act 1981 to allow the Secretary of State to treat a person who has indefinite leave to enter or remain as meeting certain residence requirements in relation to an application for citizenship under those sections.”

Moved: Baroness Williams of Trafford#91365
AgreedClause 11AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Compliance with the Refugee Convention

Moved: Baroness ChakrabartiSponsor: Lord Judge, Lord Pannick, Baroness Hamwee#91368
AgreedClause 9DeleteClauseOrSchedule

Leave out Clause 9

Moved: Baroness D'SouzaSponsor: Lord Rosser, Lord Paddick, The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford#91369
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

at end insert— After Schedule 4 to the 1981 Act insert the Schedule 4A set out in Schedule 1A.”

Moved: Lord Anderson of IpswichSponsor: Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, Baroness McIntosh of Pickering#91399
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

at end insert— Subsection (5D) applies where—

Moved: Lord Anderson of IpswichSponsor: Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, Baroness McIntosh of Pickering#91400
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

leave out lines 35 to 41 and insert— the Secretary of State reasonably considers it necessary, in the interests of—

Moved: Lord Anderson of IpswichSponsor: Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, Baroness McIntosh of Pickering#91401
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

leave out “it appears to the Secretary of State that”

Moved: Lord Anderson of IpswichSponsor: Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, Baroness McIntosh of Pickering#91402
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

at end insert— after subsection (2) insert—

Moved: Lord Anderson of IpswichSponsor: Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, Baroness McIntosh of Pickering#91403
AgreedClause 4AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Provision for Chagos Islanders to acquire British nationality

Moved: Baroness Lister of BurtersettSponsor: Lord Ramsbotham, Baroness Altmann, Baroness Ludford#91404
NotMovedClause 10AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Repeal of power to deprive citizenship except for cases of fraud etc.

Moved: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle#91408
NotMovedClause 11EditBillBody

leave out “treat Group 1 and Group 2 refugees differently, for example” and insert “exercise reasonable discretion”

Moved: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering#91520
NotMovedClause 11EditBillBody

leave out paragraph (b)

Moved: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering#91521
WithdrawnClause 11EditBillBody

leave out “a refugee is a Group 1” and insert “a person is a”

Moved: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering#91522
WithdrawnClause 7EditBillBody

at end insert— In section 1 (acquisition by birth or adoption), in subsection (5)—

Moved: Lord Russell of LiverpoolSponsor: Baroness Hamwee, Lord Triesman#91523
WithdrawnClause 12EditBillBody

at end insert— In section 16 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (establishment of centres), at end insert—

Moved: The Lord Bishop of DurhamSponsor: Baroness Lister of Burtersett#91547
NotMovedClause 10AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Acquisition of British citizenship by birth or adoption: comprehensive sickness insurance

Moved: Baroness Ludford#91550
NotMovedClause 9EditBillBody

leave out subsections (5) to (7)

Moved: Baroness D'Souza#91675

3rd reading — Lords 13

AgreedClause 69EditBillBody

leave out lines 4 to 7

Moved: Lord McColl of Dulwich#92155
AgreedClause 70EditBillBody

leave out subsection (6)

Moved: Lord Coaker#92156
AgreedSchedule 2DeleteClauseOrSchedule

Leave out Schedule 2

Moved: Baroness Williams of Trafford#92157
AgreedClause 47EditBillBody

leave out “and “United Kingdom waters” have” and insert “has”

Moved: Baroness Williams of Trafford#92158
AgreedClause 63EditBillBody

leave out from “date” to end of line 41

Moved: Lord Coaker#92159
AgreedClause 44EditBillBody

leave out “, (E1)”

Moved: Lord Coaker#92160
AgreedClause 44EditBillBody

leave out “, (E1)”

Moved: Lord Coaker#92161
AgreedClause 44EditBillBody

leave out “, (E1)”

Moved: Lord Coaker#92162
AgreedClause 44EditBillBody

leave out “, (E1)”

Moved: Lord Coaker#92163
AgreedClause 44EditBillBody

leave out paragraph (e)

Moved: Lord Coaker#92164
AgreedClause 44EditBillBody

leave out “, (E1)”

Moved: Lord Coaker#92165
AgreedSchedule 4EditBillBody

leave out paragraphs 1 and 2

Moved: Baroness Stroud#92166
AgreedSchedule 4EditBillBody

leave out paragraph 4

Moved: Baroness Stroud#92167