Article 9. Further provisions for persons born outside The Bahamas after 9th July 1973

In briefLets a person born legitimately abroad to a Bahamian mother register as a citizen between eighteen and twenty-one, subject to conditions.

(1)

Notwithstanding anything contained in Article 8 of this Constitution, a person born legitimately outside The Bahamas after 9th July 1973 whose mother is a citizen of The Bahamas shall be entitled, upon making application on his attaining the age of eighteen years and before he attains the age of twenty-one years, in such manner as may be prescribed, to be registered as a citizen of The Bahamas:

Despite anything in Article 8 of this Constitution, a person born legitimately (to married parents) outside The Bahamas after 9th July 1973 whose mother is a citizen of The Bahamas is entitled to be registered as a citizen of The Bahamas if he applies, in the prescribed (set out by law) way, after he reaches the age of eighteen and before he reaches the age of twenty-one:

Provided that if he is a citizen of some country other than The Bahamas he shall not be entitled to be registered as a citizen of The Bahamas under this Article unless he renounces his citizenship of that other country, takes the oath of allegiance and makes and registers such declaration of his intentions concerning residence as may be prescribed.

But if he is a citizen of a country other than The Bahamas, he is not entitled to be registered as a citizen of The Bahamas under this Article unless he renounces (formally gives up) his citizenship of that other country, takes the oath of allegiance, and makes and registers the prescribed declaration of his intentions about where he will live.

(2)

Where a person cannot renounce his citizenship of some other country under the law of that country, he may instead make such declaration concerning that citizenship as may be prescribed.

Where a person cannot renounce his citizenship of another country under that country's law, he may instead make the prescribed declaration about that citizenship.

(3)

Any application for registration under this Article shall be subject to such exceptions or qualifications as may be prescribed in the interests of national security or public policy.

Any application for registration under this Article is subject to any exceptions or qualifications prescribed in the interests of national security or public policy.

Article 9. Further provisions for persons born outside The Bahamas after 9th July 1973Born abroad to a Bahamian mother

Further provisions for persons born outside The Bahamas after 9th July 1973Born abroad to a Bahamian mother