British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948 information
New Zealand legislation
British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948
Parliament of New Zealand
Citation
1948 No 15
Passed by
28th New Zealand Parliament
Passed
9 September 1948[1]
Commenced
1 January 1949[2]
Repealed
1 December 1977[3]
Repealed by
Citizenship Act 1977 (1977 No 61)
Related legislation
British Nationality Act 1948
Status: Repealed
The British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948 (Public Act no. 15 of 1948)[4] was an Act of the New Zealand Parliament passed into law in 1948 establishing New Zealand citizenship for New Zealanders, separate from their previous status as British subjects.
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