s 2 Effect of independence on British nationality.
(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) A person who, immediately before Independence Day, is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and has (within section 3 below) a connection with the Solomon Islands protectorate shall cease to be such a citizen on becoming (on that day or later) a citizen of Solomon Islands. (3) A person born on or after Independence Day, but before 7th July 1980— (a) who is at birth a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by descent only; and (b) whose father was immediately before Independence Day a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and then had (within section 3) a connection with the protectorate, shall cease to be such a citizen on becoming a citizen of Solomon Islands. (4) A person referred to in subsection (2) or (3) above, if before 7th July 1980 he has not become a citizen of Solomon Islands— (a) shall on that day cease to be a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies; and (b) unless he then has another nationality, shall on that day become a British protected person.