Section 14A: Renunciation of citizenship

1[14A. Renunciation of citizenship. __ (1) If any citizen of Pakistan residing outside Pakistan, who is not a minor and__ (a) is also a citizen or national of another country, or (b) has been given by the competent authority of another country any valid document assuring him of the grant of the citizenship or nationality of that other country upon renouncing his citizenship of Pakistan, makes in the prescribed manner a declaration renouncing his citizenship of Pakistan, the declaration shall be registered by the prescribed authority, and upon such registration that person shall cease to be a citizen of Pakistan: Provided that, if any such declaration is made during any war in which Pakistan may be engaged, registration thereof shall be withheld until the Federal Government otherwise directs. (2) Where a male person ceases to be a citizen of Pakistan under sub-section (1)__ (a) every such minor child of that person as is residing outside Pakistan shall thereupon cease to be a citizen of Pakistan; Provided that any such child may, within one year of his completing the age of twenty-one years, make a declaration that he wishes to resume the citizenship of Pakistan and shall upon the making of such declaration become a citizen of Pakistan; and (b) every such minor child of that person as is residing in Pakistan shall continue to be a citizen of Pakistan.] 2[(3) Subject to notification by the Federal Government in the official Gazette under sub- section (3) of section 14, any person who has renounced citizenship of Pakistan under sub-section (1), may resume citizenship of Pakistan by making a declaration in the prescribed manner and upon making of such declaration he may thereupon become a citizen of Pakistan. (4) Where declaration under sub-section (3) is made by a person, every minor child of such person whose citizenship has ceased under sub-section (2) may thereupon become a citizen of Pakistan.]

Effective date: 1951-04-13

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