LAWS OF THE GILBERT ISLANDS
REVISED EDITION 1977

CHAPTER 6

BRITISH NATIONALITY (OFFENCES AND FEES) ORDINANCE

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section

1. Short title
2. Offences
3. Schedule of fees
4. Amendment of Schedule

SCHEDULE
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5 of 1949
G.N. 90/51
(Cap. 7 of 1952)
G.N. 73/52
8 of 1968
(Cap. 81 of 1973)
L.N. 16/74
L.N. 24/78

An Ordinance to make provision for offences and penalties in respect of certain matters in connection with the British Nationality Act 1948 and to provide for the fees to be paid on the Gilbert Islands in respect of various things and matters to be granted or done under the provisions of the said Act
Commencement: 22nd July 1949

Short Title

1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the British Nationality (Offences and Fees) Ordinance.

1948 c.56
(2) In this Ordinance the expression "the Act" means the British Nationality Act 1948.

Offences

2. (1) Any person who for the purpose of procuring anything to be done or not to be done under the Act makes any statement which he knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes any statement which is false in a material particular shall be liable to imprisonment for 3 months.

(2) Any person who fails to comply with any requirement imposed on him by regulations made under the Act with respect to the delivering up of certificates of naturalization shall be liable to a fine of $200.

Schedule of fees

3. (1) The fees appointed in the Schedule shall, subject to any provision for remission of or release from payment therein contained, be taken in the various matters respectively specified where such, matters are granted or done within the Gilbert Islands under the Act and shall be paid to the officer and in the manner shown in subsection (2) of the Schedule.

(2) Fees shall be paid in local currency at the rate of exchange prevailing for sterling on the date of payment.

Amendment of Schedule

4. The Governor may by order add to or amend the Schedule.

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SCHEDULE

(Section 2)

TABLE OF FEES

Matter in which fee may be taken	Amount of Fee	To whom fee is to be paid	
	
£		
Registration as a citizen under s.5A(1) of the British Nationality Act 1948
	
35.00	
Chief Accountant	
Registration as a citizen under s.5(2) of the British Nationality Act 1948*	
65.00	
The Same	
Registration as a citizen under s6(1) of the British Nationality Act 1948	
35.00	
The same	
Registration of a woman as a citizen under s.6(2) of the British Nationality Act 1948*
	
35.00	
The same	
Grant of a Certificate of Naturalization under s.10 of the British Nationality Act 1948*

To a British protected person:……….

To an alien:…………………………..	

65.00

85.00	

The same

The same
	
Registration as a citizen under s.12(6) of the British Nationality Act 1948	
35.00	
The same	

*Where a husband and wife apply at the same time for registration for the United Kingdom and Colonies under section 5A (2) of the 1948 Act or for the grant of certificates of naturalisation and are residing together at the time of the applications and the fee payable in respect of the husband's registration or certificate is paid, the fee payable in respect of the wife’s registration or certificate shall be £35.

Matter in which fee may be taken	
Amount of fee	
To whom fee is to be paid

£
		
Registration of a declaration of intention to resume British nationality under s. 16(2) of the British Nationality Act 1948………………….	

35.00	

The same
	
Grant of a certificate of citizenship in case of doubt under s. 25 of the British Nationality Act 1948……
	
65.00	
The same
	
Registration of a declaration of intention to resume citizenship under s. 4(2) of the Cyprus Act 1960………………………………………	

35.00	

The same
	
Registration as a citizen under s. 1 of the British Nationality Act 1964…………………………..	
35.00	
The same
	
Registration of a stateless person of full age as a citizen under s. 1 of the British Nationality ( No. 2) Act 1964…………………………………….	

35.00	

The same	
Registration of a woman as a British subject under s. 1 of the British Nationality Act 1965…	
35.00	
The same
	
Supplying a certified true copy of any notice, certificate, order, declaration or entry given, granted or made under the British Nationality Act 1948……………………………………….	

55.00	

The same
	
Witnessing the signing of an application or declaration mentioned in paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Registrations……………….	

1.00

1.00
	By means of local postage stamps affixed to the application, declaration or form of oath	
Administering the Oath of Allegiance ………...