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| Name: | The Sudanese Nationality Act of 2011 amends the Sudanese Nationality Act of 1994. |
| Country: | Sudan |
| Subject(s): | General provisions |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2011-08-10 |
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| ISN: | SDN-2011-L-90602 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=90602&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Unofficial English Translation  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) PDF of Law in English (consulted on 2012-08-08) |
| Abstract/Citation: | The Sudanese Nationality Act of 2011 amends the Sudanese Nationality Act of 1994 as follows: Section 6 of the Sudanese Nationality Act of 1994 is amended as follows: 1- The phrase "granting and revocation" is added to the title of the Section before the phrase nationality certificate. 2- A new sub section 2 is added to the section which reads as follows: "2- The Minister may decide to revoke Sudanese nationality by birth if the person has obtained it by fraud, forgery, false representation or the concealment of any material fact; or any other unlawful way". Sub section 1 of section 7 of the Sudanese Nationality Act of 1994 is amended as follows: 1- Sub section (c) is amended by adding the phrase "continuous and lawful residence": after the phrase "residing in Sudan". 2- The following two sub-sections should be added after sub-section (d), as follows: "(e) To be of a sound mind". "(f) To have a lawful way of gaining living". Section 10 of the Sudanese Nationality Act of 1994 is repealed and replaced by the following new section: "Loss of Nationality". Section 11 of the Act is amended by adding the following new sub-section to item (1) after sub-section (f)accordingly it will read as follows: "(g) He has made a written request or a declaration renouncing his Sudanese nationality". The following new section shall be added after section 15 of the Act, it reads as follows:"Reinstatement of nationality" Section 18 of the Act is amended as follows: 1- The phrase "without prejudice to any severe punishment" shall be added to the preface of the section before the word "punishes" 2- The word "fails" in sub-section (d) from the section should be replaced by the word "refuse". 3- The following new sub-sections shall be added to the section after sub-section (d), it reads as follows: (e) Obtains a Sudanese certificate by fraud, false representation or the concealment of any material fact; or any other unlawful way. (f) Violates any of the provisions of this Act. |
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