The British Nationality Act 1772 (13 Geo. 3. c. 21) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was a British nationality law which made general provision allowing natural-born allegiance (citizenship) to be assumed if the father alone was British.
The act was one of the British Subjects Acts 1708 to 1772.The Short Titles Act 1896, s. 2(1) & Sch. 2
Subsequent developments Section 3 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and part II of schedule one to, the Promissory Oaths Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 48), which came into force on 13 July 1871.
The whole act was repealed by section 28(1) of, and the third schedule to, the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 17), which came into force on 1 January 1915.
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