The British Nationality Act 1772 (13 Geo. 3 c. 21) was an Act of the

Parliament of Great Britain The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in May 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. The Acts ratified the treaty of Union which created a new unified Kingdo ...

was a

British nationality law British nationality law prescribes the conditions under which a person is recognised as being a national of the United Kingdom. The six different classes of British nationality each have varying degrees of civil and political rights, due to the ...

which made general provision allowing natural-born allegiance (citizenship) to be assumed if the father alone was British. This Act was one of the

British Subjects Acts 1708 to 1772 British Nationality Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom relating to nationality. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a British Nationality Bill during its passage through Parliame ...

.The Short Titles Act 1896, s. 2(1) & Sch. 2 The Act was repealed by the

British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 This article concerns the history of British nationality law. Early English and British nationality law British nationality law has its origins in medieval England. There has always been a distinction in English law between the subjects of th ...

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Text of the Act
{{British nationality law Great Britain Acts of Parliament 1772 British nationality law Repealed Great Britain Acts of Parliament