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1948 Union Citizenship Act, Eng PDF
1948 Union Citizenship Act, Eng PDF
1. (I) This Act may be called the Union citizenship Act, 1948
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the Union of Burrna and shall be
deemed to have come into force on the 4ttr day of January, 1948, 9th Wan-
ing, ff'atho (1309 B"E.).
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression
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'Certificate of Citizenship" means a certificate granted under the
Union Citizenship (Election) Act, 1948, or under this Act.
"Certificate of Naturalization" means a certificate of naturalization
granted under ttris Act. (.
"Child" includes a legally adopted child.
o'Constitution" means the Constitution of lhe Union
of Burma.
"Consulate of the Union" includes any office appointed by the
President for the pu-rposes of registration under this Act.
"Disabiliry" mean$ the starus of being a minor, lunatic or idiot.
"Father" means the father of a child whoiis legitimate.
"Ministet'' means a member of the Union Govemment nominated
. for the purpose of this Act by the hesident.
'?arent"shalf in any provisions relating to ninor childrbn include
an adoptive parent and the mother of an t(illegitimate child)
provided that *re adoptive parent or the mother has the law-
fut custody of such child or children.
' 'Union" means the Union of Burma.
3. (1) For the purposes of section 11 of the Constitution the expression
"any of the indigenous races of Burma" shall mean ttre Arakanese, Bumese,
Chin, Kachin, Karen, '(Kayah,) Mon cr Shan race and such racial group as
has settled in any of the territories included within the Union as their per-
.manent home from a period anterior to 1823 AcD. (1185 B.E.).
{2) For the purpose of section 11 of the Constitution and of section 3
of the Union Citizenship (Election) Act, 1948, the words "His Britannic
Majesty's dominions" meari the territories enumerated in section 2 ( 2) ot
the Burma lndependence Act, 1947. :