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The Naturalization (Amendment) Bill

A Bill to correct certain grammatical and orthographic errors appearing in the Naturalization Act 2006; to revise the forms and processes pertaining to immigration; and to permit Hanoverian subjects to relinquish their citizenship.

Be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows:―

1. This Act may be cited as the Naturalization (Amendment) Act 2008.

2.―(1) The Naturalization Act 2006 shall be amended to effect reforms and improvements to the immigration process, as follows.
(2) In Section 2, in Subsection 3, Paragraph B shall be repealed.
(3) In Section 3, in Subsection 1, Paragraphs F and G shall be repealed.
(4) In Section 3, for Subsection 6 there shall be substituted the following―

(5) In Section 5, there shall be inserted the following Subsection―

3. The Schedule to this Act, which contains grammatical and orthographic corrections, shall have effect.

Schedule to the Act

In this Schedule, entries are formed as follows:
[location in Act] : [current form] ― [amended form].

Entire Act : "(s)he" ― "he".
Entire Act : "his/her" ― "his".
Sec. 2 Subs. 2 : "and/or" ― "or".
Sec. 2 Subs. 4 : "interal" ― "internal".
Sec. 4 Subs. 3 : "an an" ― "as an".
Sec. 5 Subs. 1 : "enrol" ― "enroll".
Sec. 5 Subs. 2 : "adressed" ― "addressed".
Sec. 5 Subs. 2 : "communicate" ― "communicate to".
Sec. 6 Subs. 6 : "webiste" ― "website".

My Lords and Gentlemen, I have brought forward this Bill at the request of His Majesty the King. In addition to correcting numerous grammar and spelling errors in the Act, it removes unnecessary portions of the current immigration form, and repeals a few provisions which cause problems in Second Life. This is a very straightforward piece of legislation, so I presume it will meet with the approbation of the House.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

As the Prime Minister has stated, this legislation addresses some untidy anomalies from the original act. Therefore I shall bring it to a vote after only one day of deliberation unless I hear objection.

Alexander R.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

This house shall now divide.

The Question is that this bill as presented shall be enacted.

May all that are of that opinion say Content, to the contrary Not Content.

Division shall close at the end of the day April 10th.

Alexander R.

Content.

Content.

COntent

My Lords and Gentlemen, the Contents are three, the Not Contents nil. The Contents have it.