An Act to make fresh provision about citizenship and nationality, and to amend the Immigration Act 1971 as regards the right of abode in the United Kingdom.
Citation
1981 c. 61
Introduced by
William Whitelaw, Home Secretary
Territorial extent
United Kingdom
Crown Dependencies
British Overseas Territories
Dates
Royal assent
30 October 1981
Commencement
1 January 1983
Other legislation
Amends
Amended legislation
Burma Independence Act 1947
British Nationality Act 1948
Ireland Act 1949
Visiting Forces Act 1952
Ghana Independence Act 1957
Federation of Malaya Independence Act 1957
Adoption Act 1958
Cyprus Act 1960
Nigeria Independence Act 1960
Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961
Tanganyika Independence Act 1961
Civil Aviation (Euro-control) Act 1962
Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962
South Africa Act 1962
Jamaica Independence Act 1962
Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962
Uganda Independence Act 1962
Malaysia Act 1963
Kenya Independence Act 1963
Zanzibar Act 1963
International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964
Adoption Act 1964
Zambia Independence Act 1964
Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964
Malta Independence Act 1964
Gambia Independence Act 1964
Guyana Independence Act 1966
Botswana Independence Act 1966
Lesotho Independence Act 1966
Singapore Act 1966
Barbados Independence Act 1966
West Indies Act 1967
Aden, Perim and Kuria Muria Islands Act 1967
Mauritius Independence Act 1968
Consular Relations Act 1968
Adoption Act 1968
Swaziland Independence Act 1968
Hovercraft Act 1968
Tanzania Act 1969
Family Law Reform Act 1969
Tonga Act 1970
Fiji Independence Act 1970
Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971
Immigration Act 1971
Sri Lanka Republic Act 1972
Bahamas Independence Act 1973
Pakistan Act 1973
Bangladesh Act 1973
Malta Republic Act 1975
Children Act 1975
Seychelles Act 1976
Adoption Act 1976
Trinidad and Tobago Republic Act 1976
Solomon Islands Act 1978
Tuvalu Act 1978
Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978
Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978
Interpretation Act 1978
Kiribati Act 1979
Zimbabwe Act 1979
Papua New Guinea, Western Samoa and Nauru (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1980
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