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ANNEX A to

Chapter 4

SERVICE DESIGNATED UNDER SECTION 2(3) OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981

| SERVICE DESIGNATED | COMMENTS | DATE OF DES |

| |This includes: |1.1.83 |

|1. Service as: | | |

| |existing British overseas | |

|(a) an officer administering the |territory, Channel Islands and | |

|government of a territory for whose external relations the |Isle of Man government officials | |

|United Kingdom is responsible; or | | |

| |b. those in Crown Service under | |

|(b) an official in the government of such a territory; or |the government of the UK as | |

| |defined in s.32(1) read with | |

|(c) a judge or magistrate of such a territory |s.33(1) of the British | |

| |Nationality Act 1948 | |

| | | |

| |c. past and present members of | |

| |HM Overseas Civil Service | |

|2. |Persons are on "secondment" from Crown service if they were in |1.1.83 (in respect of |

|Service in pursuance of an appointment outside the United |such service but are for the time being in temporary service |secondment from UK |

|Kingdom in respect of which the person concerned is on |elsewhere under arrangements whereby they are to return to Crown |government Crown service) |

|secondment from Crown service under the government of the |service when that temporary service ends. | |

|United Kingdom or of a qualifying territory |“Qualifying territory” means any British Overseas Territory except|16.6.06 (in respect of |

| |the Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus |secondment from qualifying|

| | |territory government Crown|

| | |service) |

|3. Service in respect of which the person concerned – |A. |1.1.83 |

| |This includes service with: | |

|(a) is, under section 209(2) of the Army Act 1955, subject to |1. The South-East Asia Collective Defence Treaty Organisation | |

|Part II of that Act by virtue paragraph 2, 3 or 4 |(SEATO) | |

|of Schedule 5 to that Act (civilians outside the United |2. The Baghdad Pact Council | |

|Kingdom subject to Part II when not on active |3. The Australia, New Zealand and Malaya Defence Organisation | |

|service); or |4. The Central Treaty Organisation | |

| |5. Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI) | |

|(b) is, under section 209(2) of the Air Force Act 1955, subject |6. Services Sound and Vision Corporation | |

|to Part II of that Act by virtue of paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of|7. British Red Cross Society | |

|Schedule 5 to that Act (civilians outside the United |8. The Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem | |

|Kingdom subject to Part II when not on active | | |

|service); or |9. Council of Voluntary Welfare Work (which includes the YMCA, | |

| |YWCA, the Catholic Women's League, the Salvation Army, the Church | |

|(c) is, under section 118(2) of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, |Army, the Church of Scotland Committee on Hut and Canteen Work for| |

|subject to that Act by virtue of paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule|HM Forces, Methodist Church Forces' Centres, Toc H, Church of | |

|3 to that Act (civilians subject to the Act outside Her |England Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Clubs, Mission to | |

|Majesty’s dominions). |Mediterranean Garrisons, Royal Sailors' Rests and Sandes' | |

| |Soldiers' and Airmen's Homes) | |

| |10. Soldiers' and Airmen Scripture Readers' Association | |

| |11. Malcolm Clubs | |

| |12. Women's Royal Voluntary Service | |

| |13. Royal Naval Film Corporation | |

| |14. Royal Naval Lay Readers' Society | |

| |15. British Sailors' Society | |

| |16. Missions to Seamen | |

| |17. Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association (SSAFA) | |

| | | |

| SERVICE DESIGNATED | COMMENTS | DATE OF DES |

| |B. | |

| |The following organisations were revoked by the Service |1.1.83 to |

| |Departments Registers (Amendment) Order 1988. Designation will |30.9.88 |

| |apply for the period indicated only. | |

| | | |

| |1. Combined Services Entertainments | |

| |2. Services Central Book Depot | |

| |3. St Andrews' Ambulance Association | |

| |4. Forces Help Society and Lord Roberts Workshops | |

|4. Service under the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |This includes service with agencies and units of N.A.T.O. for |1.1.83 to 16.6.06 |

|(N.A.T.O.) |example S.H.A.P.E. and its subordinate units. From 16.6.06 such | |

| |service falls within category 23 below. | |

|5. Service under the Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |1.1.83 |

|6. Service under the British Council |Only service paid wholly by the British Council may be regarded as|1.1.83 |

| |designated. | |

|7. Service under the British Tourist Authority | |1.1.83 |

|8. Service under the Commonwealth Development Corporation |The former statutory corporation became a public limited company |21.12.84 to 16.6.06 |

| |and then, from 2004, two separate companies (“CDC” and “Actis | |

| |LLP”). Service under the successor organisations has NOT been | |

| |designated. | |

|9. Service under the Medical Research Council | |21.12.84 |

| | | |

| SERVICE DESIGNATED | COMMENTS | DATE OF DES. |

|10. Service under the Science and Engineering Research Council|Ceased to exist on 31.3.94. Most employees will, thereafter, be |21.12.84 to 31.3.94 |

| |covered by 16, 17, 18 or 19 below | |

|11. Service under the Natural Environment Research Council| |21.12.84 |

|12. Service under the Agricultural and Food Research Council |Ceased to exist on 31.3.94. Most employees will, thereafter, be |30.4.87 to 31.3.94 |

| |covered by 16 below | |

|13. Service outside the UK with any organisation while on |Persons are on "secondment" if, having been in designated service |30.4.87 |

|secondment from a Research Council mentioned in 9-12 above. |with a Research Council, they are temporarily serving elsewhere | |

| |under arrangements whereby they are to return to designated | |

| |service with that Research Council when the temporary service | |

| |ends. | |

|14. Service under the European Patent Office. |From 16.6.06 such service falls within category 23 below. |16.2.90 to 16.6.06 |

|15. Service under the Customs Co- operation Council. |From 16.6.06 such service falls within category 23 below. |1.4.94 to 16.6.06 |

|16. Service under or on secondment from the Biotechnology and |Assumed some of the responsibilities of the former Science and |1.4.94 |

|Biological Sciences Research Council. |Engineering Research Council and all those of the former | |

| |Agricultural and Food Research Council (see 10 and 12 above). | |

|17. Service under or on secondment from the Engineering and |Assumed some of the responsibilities of the former Science and | |

|Physical Sciences Research Council. |Engineering Research Council (see 10 above). |1.4.94 |

|18. Service under or on secondment from the Particle Physics |Assumed some of the responsibilities of the former Science and |1.4.94 to 31.3.07 |

|and Astronomy Research Council |Engineering Research Council (see 10 above) | |

| |Merged with the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research| |

| |Councils (category 19 below) on 1.4.07 to form the Science and | |

| |Technology Facilities Council (see 24 below). | |

|19. Service under or on secondment from the Council for the |Formerly part of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research |1.4.95 to 31.3.07 |

|Central Laboratory of the Research Councils |Council (see 17 above) | |

| |Merged with the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council | |

| |(category 18 above) on 1.4.07 to form the Science and Technology | |

| |Facilities Council (see 24 below). | |

|20. Service under the European Conference of Ministers of Transport.|From 16.6.06 such service falls within category 23 below. |1.4.95 to 16.6.06 |

|21. Service under the International Energy Agency |From 16.6.06 such service falls within category 23 below. |1.4.95 to 16.6.06 |

|22. Service under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and |From 16.6.06 such service falls within category 23 below. |1.4.95 to 16.6.06 |

|Development | | |

|23. Service under an international organisation of which the United |Most such organisations are listed in Chapter 18 Annex F(i). |16.6.06 |

|Kingdom or HMG in the United Kingdom is a member | | |

|24. Service under the Science and Technology Facilities Council |Formed as a result of a merger of the Particle Physics and |1.4.07 |

| |Astronomy Research Council and the Council for the Central | |

| |Laboratory of the Research Councils (see 18 and 19 above). | |

|25. Service under the Welsh Assembly Government | |14.02.08 to 05.11.09 |

ANNEX A(i)

to Chapter 4

Guidance on the definition of "recruitment" for the purpose of section 2(1)(b) of the BNA 1981

1. Section 2(1)(b) of the British Nationality Act 1981 refers to children born after commencement to British citizens in Crown or designated service. Any child who is recognised as having a claim to British citizenship under s.2(1)(b) will be a British citizen otherwise than by descent.

2. In order to have a claim, the relevant parent's recruitment to Crown or designated service must have taken place either in the United Kingdom or, on or after 21 May 2002, in a qualifying territory. No further definition is given in the Act. However, when deciding whether a claim may be recognised, the following factors are taken into consideration:

• Was the relevant parent employed as a result of recruitment initiatives - advertisements, university/career fair visits etc - in the United Kingdom or, if applicable, a qualifying territory? or

• Did the relevant parent go through a selection process in the United Kingdom or, if applicable, a qualifying territory? or

• Does the relevant parent hold a contract of employment made in the United Kingdom or, if applicable, a qualifying territory?

3. Should the applicant parent fail to meet these criteria, it is unlikely that the child would qualify under s.2(1)(b).

4. Similar considerations apply to the question of whether recruitment to service under a community institution can be said to have taken place in a Community Member State, as required by s.2(1)(c).

5. Evidence

5.1 Normally, a letter from the employing organisation will be sufficient to confirm where that recruitment took place. Should further evidence be required, a copy of the contract of employment, or correspondence to the parent from the employing organisation at the time of selection, showing the process took place in the United Kingdom/qualifying territory (if applicable), would serve to confirm that this requirement is met.

6. The Armed Forces, Home Civil Service, and H M Diplomatic Service

6.1 Officers in Her Majesty's forces are, in all cases, recruited in the United Kingdom; other ranks are regarded as having been recruited where they go through the process of attestation. Members of the Home Civil Service and of Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service are regarded as having been recruited in the United Kingdom.

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