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Section 1.6. Citizenship: All persons, including adopted children, who were UK citizens immediately prior to independence, and were born in Scotland, or were legally resident in Scotland at independence, will become citizens of Scotland.

Proposed Amendments to Section

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  • Avatar admin
    Administrator #1  •  2020-08-16 22:05:12

    Section 1.6. Section 1.6. Citizenship: All persons, including adopted children, who were UK citizens immediately prior to independence, and were born in Scotland, or were legally resident in Scotland at independence, will become citizens of Scotland.

      • Caledonialan

        Section 1.6. I'd like to delete my perhaps over-hasty comments on the restrictive nature of the amendments proposed. I think I failed to take sufficient account of the following sections. But I can't find a mechanism for deletion. Could the administrators delete, so as to avoid unnecessary clutter in the discussion?

      • drWillem

        Section 1.6. I can fully agree with section 1.6 as long as it is to be read to include the non-UK citizens that were legally resident in Scotland at independence.
        Such a citizenship should only be granted on application and then with simultaneously abandoning the UK or non-UK citizenship.

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      • Graeme McCormick

        Section 1.6. Scotland cannot ignore its past as part of its active involvement in the UK. Situations arise from time to time , such as the plight of Ugandan Asians or possibly Ghurkas who fought in the Army, where Scotland may have to consider its partial and historic responsibility to offer displaced people a right to live here. Is this something we leave to the judgement of a future Scottish government and Parliament or should the constitution set certain parameters or guidance?

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Proposed Amendment to Section 1.6.

  • NSCNICK

    Section 1.6. Section 1.6. Citizenship: All persons, including adopted children, who were legally resident in Scotland at independence, or were born in independent Scotland, will become citizens of Scotland unless retaining nationality of another state. Those retaining dual or multiple nationality will not have the right to vote until they make an oath of loyalty to the Scottish State.

Proposed Amendment to Section 1.6.

  • nmi_munro

    Section 1.6. Section 1.6 Citizenship as of right only to residents and those born in independent Scotland. Section 1.6. Citizenship: All persons, including adopted children, who were legally resident in Scotland at independence, or were born in independent Scotland, will become citizens of Scotland.


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