Resumption of citizenship by descent

(1) Any person who ceases under section 18 to be a citizen of Belize by descent may at any time thereafter make application to the Minister for a declaration that such person has resumed the status of a citizen of Belize by descent; and the Minister may make the declaration for which the application is made– (a) if that person renounces citizenship of any other country of which he is a citizen, in accordance with the law in force in that behalf in that other country; and (b) if that person is, and intends to continue to be, ordinarily resident in Belize. (2) Where a declaration is made in relation to any person under sub-section (1), that person shall, with effect from such date as may be specified in the declaration, again have the status of a citizen of Belize by descent. (3) Any person who makes or has made an application under sub-section (1) may, in his application or by subsequent letter, make a request for the grant to any minor child of that person of the status of a citizen of Belize by descent; and if in any such case a declaration under sub-section (1) is made in relation to that person, each minor child specified in the declaration shall have the status of a citizen of Belize by descent. (4) The Minister may refuse to make a declaration under sub-section (1) in relation to any person on grounds of public policy; and such refusal shall be final, but without prejudice to the power of the Minister subsequently to make such a declaration in relation to that person.