1.  This Order may be cited as the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2006.

2.  In this Order, “the Act” means the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

3.  Section 9 (abandonment of appeal) of the Act shall come into force on 13th November 2006.

4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), section 58 (acquisition of British nationality, etc.) of the Act shall come into force on 4th December 2006.

(2) The coming into force of section 58 shall not have effect in relation to any application under the provisions listed in section 58(2) which was made before 4th December 2006.

(3) Section 50(8) of the British Nationality Act 1981(2) (which makes provision for the date on which an application is made for the purposes of that Act) applies for the purposes of paragraph (1) as it applies for the purposes of that Act.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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Article 3 of this Order brings into force on 13th November 2006 section 9 (abandonment of appeal) of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Article 4 brings into force section 58 (acquisition of British nationality, etc.) of that Act on 4th December 2006.

The provisions commenced by Article 4 of the Order will not have effect in relation to an application for registration made before 4th December 2006.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

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