66 Deprivation if conduct seriously prejudicial to vital interests of the UK
Immigration Act 2014 (2014 c 22) | Legislation

66  Deprivation if conduct seriously prejudicial to vital interests of the UK

(1)     In section 40 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (deprivation of citizenship), after subsection (4) insert—

“(4A)     But that does not prevent the Secretary of State from making an order under subsection (2) to deprive a person of a citizenship status if—

(a)     the citizenship status results from the person's naturalisation,

(b)     the Secretary of State is satisfied that the deprivation is conducive to the public good because the person, while having that citizenship status, has conducted him or herself in a manner which is seriously prejudicial to the vital interests of the United Kingdom, any of the Islands, or any British overseas territory, and

(c)     the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds for believing that the person

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