'File 19/109 IX (C 82) Bahrain - Relations with other Powers' [‎33r] (74/424)

GOVERNMENT OF BAHRAIN
NOTICE.
No. 20X1356.
Bahrain Rationality Law.
Article 1 .
The following are considered to be Bahrain Hationals--
(a^ All persons born in Bahrain before or after
the date of this Law except as provided for in Article 2.
(b) Persons born abroad before or after the date
of this Law whose fathers or paternal grandfathers were
b9rn in Bahrain , except persons whose fathers during the
minority of such persons registered at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain in accordance with article 2 or mi^ht have so
registered if resident in Bahrain.
jirticle 2.
Persons born in Bahrain, before or after the date of t
this Law whose fathers at the time of those persons birth
possessed the nationality of another state shall not be
considered to be Bahrain nationals.
(a) if they register at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. within
9ne year of the date on which they attain the age of 18.
if then resident in Bahrain, or within one year of the late
of the commencement of their residence in Bahrain if not then
resident in Bahrain;
or
(b) if they register at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. within
one year of the date of the promulgation of this law if
they have already attained tne age of 18 and are resident
in Bahrain;
or
(cj if they shall have been registered w± at the
Pplitical Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. within two years of their birth or if
their births shall have been registered within two years of
their occurrence.
Article 3.
A person who possesses Bahrain nationality shall lose
it;
.(a) if he voluntarily acquires by naturalisation
piie nationality pf another otate and an order canceiling
this Bahrain nationality is given by the Huler of Bahrain,
either on the application of that person or proprio motu:
(b) if he also possesses the nationality of another
•^tate and an order cacellin^ his Bahrain nationality is
given by the nuler or Bahrain on the application of that
person.
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article 4 .
(i) . a woman who marries a Bahrain national shall
acpquire uahrain nationality and 8 woman of Bahrain nationa
lity who marries a foreigner shall lose Bahrain nationality
ix and when she acquires the nationality of her husband
but not otherwise.
. (ii) A woman who has acquired Bahrain nationality
by marriage shall lose it when divorced or a widow if
sne acquires or possesses another nationality. Bahrain
nationality may oe restored to her by an order of the
uler of Bahrain given on her applicationo