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Legal Terms -British subject
A secondary status that was common to all who were predominantly citizens of the UK and Colonies or of one of the independent Commonwealth countries was established under the British Nationality Act 1948. A small number of individuals who did not possess any primary citizenship, such as former British subjects who were also citizens of Eire (as it was at the time) or who could have obtained one of the primary citizenships but did not do so, also shared this status.
The term "British subject" was restricted to individuals who had previously enjoyed it under the 1948 Act and did not possess one of the primary citizenships under the British Nationality Act 1981, which replaced it on 1 January 1983. The term "Commonwealth citizen" was redefined as a secondary status with a more universal application. The Act stipulated that minors were eligible to petition for registration as British subjects, and British subjects were entitled to registration as British citizens as a result of their residence in the United Kingdom.
A secondary status that was common to all who were predominantly citizens of the UK and Colonies or of one of the independent Commonwealth countries was established under the British Nationality Act 1948. A small number of individuals who did not possess any primary citizenship, such as former British subjects who were also citizens of Eire (as it was at the time) or who could have obtained one of the primary citizenships but did not do so, also shared this status.
The term "British subject" was restricted to individuals who had previously enjoyed it under the 1948 Act and did not possess one of the primary citizenships under the British Nationality Act 1981, which replaced it on 1 January 1983. The term "Commonwealth citizen" was redefined as a secondary status with a more universal application. The Act stipulated that minors were eligible to petition for registration as British subjects, and British subjects were entitled to registration as British citizens as a result of their residence in the United Kingdom.
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