British Nationality Act 1948
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
issues of statelessness
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:British_Nationality_Act_1981
British Nationality Act 1971 British Nationality Act 1965 |
| gptkbp:applies_to |
people born in the UK
people born in British colonies |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
post-war migration trends
|
| gptkbp:context |
post-World War II era
decolonization period |
| gptkbp:created |
new legal framework for nationality
|
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
1948-07-01
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| gptkbp:defines |
British subject status
Commonwealth citizen status |
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:established |
British citizenship
Commonwealth citizenship status of British subjects legal recognition of British nationality rights of Commonwealth citizens in the UK |
| gptkbp:goal |
clarify nationality status
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British Nationality Act 1948
|
| gptkbp:impact |
changed citizenship status for many individuals
|
| gptkbp:included |
provisions for naturalization
provisions for registration of citizenship |
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent nationality laws
citizenship laws in other countries nationality debates in the UK |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
post-war immigration policies
|
| gptkbp:introduced |
new categories of citizenship
|
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:House_of_Commons |
| gptkbp:led_to |
increased immigration from Commonwealth countries
|
| gptkbp:modern_relevance |
historical context of British Empire
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
British legal history
|
| gptkbp:provided |
pathway to citizenship for certain individuals
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
gptkb:British_Nationality_Act_1981 |
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:British_Nationality_Act_1981
|
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:British_Nationality_Act_1981
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first comprehensive nationality law in the UK
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:British_Nationality_Act_1981
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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