ABSTRACT
Every person who is a British citizen, British overseas territories citizen or British subject, or a subject in a country listed in Schedule 3,26 has the status of a Commonwealth citizen.27
The British Nationality Act 1981, as amended by the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, provides for the deprivation of citizenship and for a right of appeal against a decision to deprive a person of his or her citizenship. Section 40(1) of the 1981 Act now provides that those liable to deprivation are British citizens, British Overseas Territories citizens, British Overseas citizens, British Nationals (Overseas), British subjects and British protected persons. The grounds on which citizenship may be deprived are that:
.... the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person has done anything seriously prejudicial to the vital interests of:
(a) the United Kingdom, or (b) a British overseas territory.28
