Commentary on provisions of the Act Section 35: British subjects
Those who became British subjects under the the 1981Act are mainly people with a connection with Ireland, or people connected to the former British India who have not acquired any alternative citizenship. Some British subjects (mainly those linked to Ireland) have the right of abode in the UK; most do not. Section 32 of the 1981 Act allows for a child to be registered as a British subject at the Home Secretary’s discretion. Published guidance sets out when that discretion would normally be used.
	This section provides that an ineligible person shall not be registered as a British subject under section 32 of the 1981Act.