Write the words of this act the way you think they should read. Solon shows your change as a redline against the published text and pins it to that exact text, so it can never be applied to wording you did not see.
Change 1
As published
17C Person unable to be registered under other provisions of this Act
(1) A person (“P”) is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen on an application made under this section if—
(a) P meets the general conditions; and
(b) P would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under—
(i) section 15(3),
(ii) section 17(2),
(iii) section 17(5),
(iv) paragraph 4 of Schedule 2, or
(v) paragraph 5 of Schedule 2,
had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth.
(2) In the following provisions of this section, “relevant registration provision” means the provision under which P would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen (as mentioned in subsection (1)(b)).
(3) If the relevant registration provision is section 17(2), a person who is registered as a British overseas territories citizen under this section is a British overseas territories citizen by descent.
(4) If the relevant registration provision is section 17(5), the Secretary of State may, in the special circumstances of the particular case, waive the need for any or all of the parental consents to be given.
(5) For that purpose, the “parental consents” are—
(a) the consent of P’s natural father, and
(b) the consent of P’s mother,
insofar as they would be required by section 17(5)(c) (as read with section 17(6)(b)), had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth.
Your change, as a redline
17C Person unable to be registered under other provisions of this Act
(1) A person (“P”) is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen on an application made under this section if—
(a) P meets the general conditions; and
(b) P would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under—
(i) section 15(3),
(ii) section 17(2),
(iii) section 17(5),
(iv) paragraph 4 of Schedule 2, or
(v) paragraph 5 of Schedule 2,
had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth.
(2) In the following provisions of this section, “relevant registration provision” means the provision under which P would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen (as mentioned in subsection (1)(b)).
(3) If the relevant registration provision is section 17(2), a person who is registered as a British overseas territories citizen under this section is a British overseas territories citizen by descent.
(4) If the relevant registration provision is section 17(5), the Secretary of State may, in the special circumstances of the particular case, waive the need for any or all of the parental consents to be given.
(5) For that purpose, the “parental consents” are—
(a) the consent of P’s natural father, and
(b) the consent of P’s mother,
insofar as they would be required by section 17(5)(c) (as read with section 17(6)(b)), had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth.
One line that says what changes, such as "Halve the dog tax".
Who it helps, what it costs, what it fixes. It is what persuades people to support it.
A proposal here is not law. Support on Solon is evidence that people want the change; the official route says what it takes to make it law.
Sign in to file your proposal. What you have written stays on this page.
Ask what your change would do, who would gain and who would bear a cost, and where something like it is already law. The assistant reads your draft as it stands, cites the law and the studies it finds, and takes no side. What you file stays yours.