"الملف 15/15 قواعد ولوائح قوانين الجنسية في العراق والسعودية" [ظ‎‎٢‎٦] (١٦٢/٥٢)

Article 7.—
The Ministers are charged with the execution of these regulations from the date of their
publications in the Official Gazette.
Made at Baghdad this 29th day of September, 1924 and the 30th day of Safar, 1:14:;.
FAISAL-
Minister of Finance, Minister of Interior, Prime Minister and Minister of Dtfence*
SASSOON. 1 ABDUL MUHSIN. AL HASHIMI.
Minister of Commns. and Works, Minister of Justice,
MUZ A HIM AL PACHACHI. RASHID 'ALL
Minister of Awqaf, Minister of Education,
IBRAHIM AL HAIDARL ' MUHD. RIDHA.
THE 'IRAQ NATIONALITY LAW.
W e , KING of 'IRAQ.
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Pursuant to the proposals of the Minister of Justice and with the concurrence of
the Council of Ministers do hereby order as follows:—
Article 1 —This Law shall be called " The 'Iraq Nationality Law."
It prescribes the conditions under which ' Iraq nationality may be acquired and lost.
PRELIMINARY.
Definitions.
Article 2. —In this law the following expressions shall have the following meanings:—
(1) " 'Iraq National " means a person ■assessing 'Iraq nationality either by birth r
naturalisation or otherwise.
(2) " Alien " is any person other than an 'Iraq national.
(3) " Disability " means the status of being a married woman, or a minor, lunatic or
idiot.
(4) The age of majority shall be taken to be eighteen years calculated according to the
Solar calendar in th case of 'Iraqis, and shall be determined, in the case of
aliens, by the laws of the State of which they are nationals.
(5) The term " habitually resident in 'Iraq " shall be deemed to include every person
who has had his usual place of residence in 'Iraq since the twenty-third day of
August, 1921.
Throughout the law the masculine shall include the feminine where there is nothing
repugnant thereto in the context.
PART 1
'Iraq Nationally.
Article 3. —All persons who on the 6th day of August, 1924, were Ottoman subjects and
were habitually resident in 'Iraq are hereby declared to have ceased to be Ottoman subjects
and to have acquired 'Iraq nationality on that date.
Article 4. —Any person who has become an 'Iraq national by virtue of Article 3 hereof and
who has attained his majority on or before the 6th day of August, 1926 may on or before the
said 6th day of August, 1926, by written declaration to be made as hereinafter provided, state
his option for Turkish Nationality. Provided that such person shall not for the pur
poses of this law be deemed to have ceased to be an 'Iraq national unless and until he has
obtained a certificate from such officer as may be prescribed by regulation under this law, that
he has transferred his place of residence from 'Iraq in accordance with the provisions
of Article 6 hereof.
Article 5. —Any person who has attained his majority and who by virtue of Article 3
becomes an 'Iraq national and differs in race from the majority of the population of 'Iraq may
in manner prescribed in Article 4 hereof opt for the nationality of one of the States in which
the majority of the population is of the same race as the person exercising the right to opt,
subject to the consent of that State. i
ArticU 6. —Any person who has exercised the right to opt in accordance with Article 4
or 5 shall be bound to transfer his place of residence from 'Iraq within twelve months from
the date of option and shall thereupon cease to be an 'Iran national. He shall be entitled to
remove from 'Iraq free of export duty all movable property owned by him in 'Iraq, and to
retain all immovables owned by him therein.
Article 7. —Any Ottoman subject who has attained his majority and who, although not
habitually resident "in 'Iraq, is a native of 'Iraq, may on or before the 6th day of August, 1926,
by vrritten declaration as hereinafter provided opt for 'Iraq nationality, and he shall thereupon