8. Subject of His Majesty by naturalisation

has within the period of 25 years immediately preceding the date of his application resided in Brunei Darussalam for periods amounting in the aggregate to not less than 20 years;

has resided in Brunei Darussalam throughout the 2 years immediately preceding the date of his application;

is of good character;

is not likely to become a charge on Brunei Darussalam;

has been examined by a Language Board and such Board is satisfied that he —

has a knowledge of the Malay language to such a degree of proficiency as may be prescribed; and

is able to speak the Malay language with proficiency or is unable to speak such language with proficiency by reason of a physical impediment or an impediment of speech or hearing; and

has made a declaration that he intends, in the event of a certificate being granted to him, to settle permanently in Brunei

for purposes of education of such kinds in such countries and during such periods as may from time to time be either generally or specially approved by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council* for the purposes of such subsection;

while on duty in the service of His Majesty the Sultan and

between the 1st day of July 1941 and the 31st day of

for reasons of health or any other cause prescribed generally or specially by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in

during which a person was not lawfully resident in Brunei

spent as an inmate of any prison or as a person detained in lawful custody in any other place other than in a mental hospital under the provisions of any written law in Brunei Darussalam; or

during which a person is allowed to remain temporarily in