TCI Constitution

Turks and Caicos Islander 132. (1) For the purposes of this Constitution, a person shall be regarded as a Turks and Caicos Islander if that person— (a) had immediately before the commencement of this Constitution the status of Belonger or Turks and Caicos Islander by virtue of any law then in force in the Islands; or (b) has the status of Belonger or Turks and Caicos Islander under any law for the time being in force in the Islands. © Crown Copyright 2014 Copying/unauthorised distribution strictly prohibited. Printed under Authority by The Regional Law Revision Centre Inc. www.lawrevision.ai  LAWS OF TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS Constitution CAP. 1.01 89 Revision Date: 31 Dec 2014 (2) An Ordinance shall prescribe the conditions under which a person may be granted the status of Turks and Caicos Islander, and (except in the case of a person who has a family connection with a Turks and Caicos Islander) those conditions shall include, but need not be limited to, the conditions set out in subsection (3). (3) The conditions referred to in subsection (2) are that— (a) an applicant is a British overseas territories citizen by virtue of a connection with the Islands or a British citizen who either— (i) has held a permanent residence certificate for a period of at least five years; or (ii) has been legally resident in the Islands for a period of at least ten years; and (b) an applicant is neither serving a sentence imposed by a court for an offence against the law in force in any country nor has been adjudged or otherwise declared bankrupt under any law in force in any country and has not been discharged.