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4.
Subject of His Majesty by operation of law
(1) On and after the appointed day the following persons, and no others, shall be subjects of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan by operation of law —
(a) any person born in Brunei Darussalam before, on or after the appointed day who is commonly accepted as belonging to one of the following indigenous groups of the Malay race, namely, Belait,
Bisayah, Brunei, Dusun, Kedayan, Murut or Tutong and any person born outside Brunei Darussalam before, on or after the appointed day, whose father was, at the time of birth of such person, a subject of
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan by operation of law under this paragraph or paragraph (c)(i) and was employed outside
Brunei Darusalam in the service of the Government, by any company registered in Brunei Darussalam or in such special circumstances as
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan thinks fit, if the birth of such person was registered at a Brunei Darussalam Consulate or in
Brunei Darussalam within 6 months of its occurrence, or such longer

Brunei Nationality period as His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may in any particular case allow;
(b) any person born in Brunei Darussalam before, on or after the appointed day whose father and mother were both born in
Brunei Darussalam and are members of any of the groups of people specified in the First Schedule and any person born outside Brunei
Darussalam before, on or after the appointed day, whose father was, at the time of birth of such person, a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan by operation of law under this paragraph or paragraph (c)(ii) and was employed outside Brunei Darussalam in the service of the Government, by any company registered in Brunei
Darussalam or in such special circumstances as His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan thinks fit, if the birth of such person was registered at a Brunei Darussalam Consulate or in Brunei Darussalam within 6 months of its occurrence, or such longer period as His
Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may in any particular case allow;
(c) any person born outside Brunei Darussalam before, on or after the appointed day —
(i) whose father was, at the time of birth of such person, a person born in Brunei Darussalam before, on or after the appointed day and was a person commonly, accepted as belonging to one of the following indigenous groups of the Malay race, namely, Belait,
Bisayah, Brunei, Dusun, Kedayan, Murut or Tutong;
or
(ii) whose father and mother were both born in Brunei
Darussalam and were members of any of the groups specified in the First Schedule;
(d) any person born in Brunei Darussalam on or after the appointed day whose father was, at the time of the birth of such person, a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan and any person born outside Brunei Darussalam before, on or after the

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appointed day, whose father was, at the time of birth of such person, a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan and was employed outside Brunei Darussalam in the service of the
Government, by any company registered in Brunei Darussalam or in such special circumstances as His Majesty the Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan thinks fit, if the birth of such person was registered at a
Brunei Darussalam Consulate or in Brunei Darussalam within 6
months of its occurrence, or such longer period as His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may in any particular case allow; and
(e) any person born outside Brunei Darussalam on or after the appointed day whose father was at the time of birth of such person a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan by registration under section 5 or 6 or by naturalisation under section 8, if the birth was registered at a Brunei Darussalam Consulate or in Brunei
Darussalam within 6 months of its occurrence, or such longer period as His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may in any particular case allow.
(2) His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may from time to time by notification in the Gazette amend, repeal, add to or vary the First
Schedule.

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s 4Subject of His Majesty by operation of law

(1)

On and after the appointed day the following persons, and no others, shall be subjects of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan by operation of law —

(a)

any person born in Brunei Darussalam before, on or after the appointed day who is commonly accepted as belonging to one of the following indigenous groups of the Malay race, namely, Belait,

Bisayah, Brunei, Dusun, Kedayan, Murut or Tutong and any person born outside Brunei Darussalam before, on or after the appointed day, whose father was, at the time of birth of such person, a subject of

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan by operation of law under this paragraph or paragraph (c)(i) and was employed outside

Brunei Darusalam in the service of the Government, by any company registered in Brunei Darussalam or in such special circumstances as

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan thinks fit, if the birth of such person was registered at a Brunei Darussalam Consulate or in

Brunei Darussalam within 6 months of its occurrence, or such longer

Brunei Nationality period as His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may in any particular case allow;

(b)

any person born in Brunei Darussalam before, on or after the appointed day whose father and mother were both born in

Brunei Darussalam and are members of any of the groups of people specified in the First Schedule and any person born outside Brunei

Darussalam before, on or after the appointed day, whose father was, at the time of birth of such person, a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan by operation of law under this paragraph or paragraph (c)(ii) and was employed outside Brunei Darussalam in the service of the Government, by any company registered in Brunei

Darussalam or in such special circumstances as His Majesty the

Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan thinks fit, if the birth of such person was registered at a Brunei Darussalam Consulate or in Brunei Darussalam within 6 months of its occurrence, or such longer period as His

Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may in any particular case allow;

(c)

any person born outside Brunei Darussalam before, on or after the appointed day —

(i)

whose father was, at the time of birth of such person, a person born in Brunei Darussalam before, on or after the appointed day and was a person commonly, accepted as belonging to one of the following indigenous groups of the Malay race, namely, Belait,

Bisayah, Brunei, Dusun, Kedayan, Murut or Tutong;

(ii)

whose father and mother were both born in Brunei

Darussalam and were members of any of the groups specified in the First Schedule;

(d)

any person born in Brunei Darussalam on or after the appointed day whose father was, at the time of the birth of such person, a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan and any person born outside Brunei Darussalam before, on or after the

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appointed day, whose father was, at the time of birth of such person, a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan and was employed outside Brunei Darussalam in the service of the

Government, by any company registered in Brunei Darussalam or in such special circumstances as His Majesty the Sultan and Yang

Di-Pertuan thinks fit, if the birth of such person was registered at a

Brunei Darussalam Consulate or in Brunei Darussalam within 6

months of its occurrence, or such longer period as His Majesty the

Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may in any particular case allow; and

(e)

any person born outside Brunei Darussalam on or after the appointed day whose father was at the time of birth of such person a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan by registration under section 5 or 6 or by naturalisation under section 8, if the birth was registered at a Brunei Darussalam Consulate or in Brunei

Darussalam within 6 months of its occurrence, or such longer period as His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may in any particular case allow.

(2)

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may from time to time by notification in the Gazette amend, repeal, add to or vary the First

Schedule.