Persons who become citizens on Independence Day

(1) Every person born in Belize, immediately before 21st day of September, 1981, shall become a citizen of Belize on 21st day of September, 1981. Citizens of (2) Every person who, immediately before 21st day of September, 1981, is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, (a) having become such a citizen under the British Nationality Act 1948, c. 58, by virtue of his having been naturalised in Belize as a British subject before that Act came into force; or (b) having while resident in Belize become such a citizen by virtue of his having been 44 naturalised or registered under that Act, shall become a citizen of Belize on 21st day of September, 1981. (3) Every person born outside Belize, before 21st day of September, 1981, shall become a citizen of Belize on 21st day of September, 1981 if his father or mother becomes, or would but for his death or the renunciation of his citizenship have become, a citizen of Belize by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) of this section. (4) Every person born outside Belize before 21st day of September, 1981 shall become a citizen of Belize on 21st day of September, 1981 if one of his grandparents becomes, or would but for his death or renunciation of his citizenship have become, a citizen of Belize by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) of this section. (5) Every woman shall become a citizen of Belize on 21st day of September, 1981 if immediately before 21st day of September, 1981, she is married to a person who becomes or, but for his death or the renunciation of his citizenship, would have become a citizen of Belize by virtue of subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) of this section. (6) In this section, “the British Nationality Act 1948, c. 58”, includes any Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom amending that Act. day.