Talk:British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983/Archive 1
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In answer to the question raised, the Act was passed in 1983 and was retroactive to 1 January that year. JAJ 04:08, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
Illegal action
When it was pointed out that some Falklanders were not allowed to enter Britain, the then Conservative government said that they would take illegal action and let the banned Falklanders in anyway. Whitelaw also said that the 1983 law would be passed, to regularise the situation. The partial ban reduced the strength of Britain's claim to the Falklands. The use of circumlocutions in bans on coloured immigration into Britain was the cause of the ban on some Falkanders. This was not the intention but was the result of avoiding explicit reference to race. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.41.51.240 (talk) 10:19, 2 January 2008 (UTC)