The British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

• Citation: S.I. 2019/1242
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1st October 2019.

(2) In these Regulations, “the 2003 Regulations” means the British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003 .

Section 2 Amendments to the 2003 Regulations

(1) Regulation 5A (knowledge of language and life in the United Kingdom) of the 2003 Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (1)(a) substitute—

(1)

(a) has passed a test known as a Secure English Language Test administered by an English language test provider which has been approved by the Secretary of State for this purpose and which-

(i) is at a level equivalent to level B1 or above on the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment; and

(ii) was taken no more than two years before the date of the application for naturalisation; or

(3) In schedule 2A of the 2003 Regulations (Specified English Language Tests . . . and English Speaking Countries) omit paragraph(1) .