REPUBLIC OF NAURU

Naoero Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2015
No. 5 of 2015

An Act to amend the Naoero Citizenship Act 2005 
Certified: 24th March 2015 
 
Contents 
1 Short title 
2 Commencement 
3 Act amended 

SCHEDULE - AMENDMENT OF NAOERO CITIZENSHIP ACT 2005 
[1] Amendment of section 5 

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Enacted by the Parliament of Nauru as follows: 

1 Short title 

This Act may be cited as Naoero Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2015. 

2 Commencement 

This Act commences upon certification by the Speaker. 

3 Act Amended 

The Schedule amends the Naoero Citizenship Act 2005. 

SCHEDULE - AMENDMENT OF NAOERO CITIZENSHIP ACT 2005

[1] Amendment of section 5 

 After section 5(1) insert new section 5 (1) A: 

 'A person who: 

(a) is born in Nauru to parents who hold the citizenship of another country and has been a resident in Nauru for at least 20 consecutive years; or 

(b) is born in Nauru to parents who hold the citizenship of another country and is adopted under the laws of Nauru by a citizen of Nauru; or 

(c) a man who has been married to a Nauruan woman for at least 10 years and has spent those 10 years as a resident in Nauru; 

is eligible to apply for admission to be a Nauruan.