Dual Citizenship 12A.
6 of 2001
Deprivation 13.
citizenship
(3)
The Secretary of State shall give reasons for any refusal of
an application made under this section.
(4)
No person shall be naturalized until he or she has
renounced any other citizenship he or she may have take an
oath of allegiance to The Gambia.
(1)
A Citizen of The Gambia who acquires the Citizenship of
another Country may, if he or she so desires, retain his or
her citizenship of TheGambia
(2)
An Act of the National Assembly may make provision for
the better implementation of this section.
(1)
the Secretary of State may apply to the high court for an
order depriving a person who has been registered or has
been naturalised as a citizen of The Gambia of his or her
citizenship on the grounds that he or she(a)
has acquired by registration, naturalisation
or any voluntary and formal act (other than
marriage) the citizenship of any other
country.
Has acquired the citizenship of The Gambia
by means of fraud, false representation or
the concealment of any material fact;
Has, at any time since acquiring citizenship
of The Gambia, voluntarily claimed and
exercised in a country other than The
Gambia any rights available to him or her
under the laws of that country, being rights
accorded exclusively to that country’s
citizens;
Has within seven years after being registered
or naturalised been convicted in any country
of an offence involving fraud, dishonesty or
moral turpitude.
(b)
(c)
(d)
and, in the cases referred to in paragraphs © and
(d), it is not conducive to the public good that he or
she should continue to be a citizen of The Gambia.
(2)
Before making any application for an order
under this section, the Secretary of State
shall give notice in writing to the person
concerned of the grounds for the application
and of his or her right to be heard and to be
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