, 1908-05-23
Translation.
Publication

Law No. ~ of 10Th March 1898 as this has been altered in
accordance with Law No. 81 Of 23rd March 1908.
The Minister of the Interior of his Majesty the King makes known.
2srd March 1908 concerning sU Dmg alterations is in n an nd 8 additions / lit ms to Ta W No. . 81 :
Of 1911 March 1898 about acquisition AMI forfeiture Of citizenship, I
with the law of 23rd March 1908, to be reprinted and 1 hereby promul-
gate it as:
Law concerning acquisition and forfeiture of Citizenship.
father SG is G po5ses D9'' Of B 6tahhs5 5ir ti asaal' %ha BY e ls ssh pGtth e tats, T 5oss
IN Denmark or in a foreign country.
Persons, who have not by birth acquired birthright. vet are born i1
the Kingdom; acquire birthright when they have been domnied there
uninterr@pted!ly until they have completed 10 years of age, unless such
to the superior authority lin Copenhagen gen. M Msgn uet%fS"t tn III "t afdc{
that they do not intend to acquire Danish brthnght, and they have bv
in another country. Such declaration, however, y" cannot b. b. M sdeD wtP
manner deno1.trated his " right 1T Of citizenship t@" r . Of "a a forsi a1 G country sna Sh' same
Inc hrthn5ht which a man acquires under this extends equally to
qunes by such wedloch the same right D""SD 0"'""SD' "-
.,,5 II children have been born to the spouses before the wedlock, such
children also, in SO far IS they are minors (beow 10 years, acquire
Danish brthrght. ~
n.;n ,.,u4ah4 S.
oo1dauce with the constitutional law Of 28h July 1866
The naturalization offs man includes his wife and minor legitimate
onNaren' unless otherwise determined in each individual case.
Danish b.thright is forfeited BY person who becomes a citizen
his " w sGe8 on 1ounefy lao By the naturalization "H 3Mn 10 of " man in another country
Kingdom, forfeit Danish bnthight, but only sF' in NJ 50 far ar as n hs na tn ali
by them Of citizenship in said foreign country. 40 4''''D
= Pu"u VIZ de9ieS 10 become CltZen OF q foreign country NOV
@ hoyh resolution b Q set free Of his relations to the Danish state.
a certain space of time have become citizen of another country.
Sc
Furthermore, Danish buthight is forfeited bv q oma who yo7a
a ma not possessed of Danish brthright.
II cnloren have been born to said spouses before the wedIock,
such children equally forfeit Danish birthright in sc far q thew are
minors at the time when the parents wed. If at that time thew have
attained majority they conserve their Danish birthright.
ST.
An iegimate child whose mother possesses Danish birthriobt
acquires by Its birth Danish brthright, whether such birth takes nIace
IN the h1ngdom or l a foreign country.
In me cases where under the enactments of the present law te
civil position OF a legitimate child agrees with the civil position Of
the father, the corresponding civil position of a Legitimate child
agrees with the civil position of the mother.
If the mothers civil position becomes changed in
her marriage with a man, not the father of the children, such CHI n~a
does not affect the brthright of the children.
Chndren found IN the Kingdom whose civil position is unknown
"e n'' un"l otherwise shown o possess Danish brtEright
81 and :, 1st part of law are applicable O n persons who ware
born previous to the coming into operation of the laws in so far a. he
brit has taken place in a country, where Danish subjects arr NOT
subject to the jurisdiction of the country in question.
The End 5 of the present law applies equally to persons born baforo
the PRONUNCIATION of the law but not having at that time acon;ro5
brthrlght under the ordinance of 18th January 1776, 8. Women VIII
at the time of the PRONUNCIATION Of this law ar LIVING in wadook wI+b
Otherwise tbe enactments of the law become applicable onlv in so
TAR 8 $ b. circumstances or event causing acquisition or forG;t,roo ~
brthr1ght shall occur after the PRONUNCIATION of the law.
$40
This lay causes o change in respect of the civil position to ubio,
under enactments hitherto valid, persons of alien birth are enttlad IN
consequence OF permanent residence or abode for a certain Him. ~ ~
Kingdom. ' "o