Protocol relating to a Certain Case of Statelessness

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party	Reservations / Declarations	Objections
Malawi	Yes	No
Malta	Yes	No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the	Yes	No
United Kingdom	Yes	No

Malawi

11-07-1967

Article 1 shall only be binding upon the Government of Malawi in cases where the mother of a person referred to therein is both a citizen of Malawi and of African race. However, no such person who is denied citizenship of Malawi because his mother is not of African race shall be precluded from applying for citizenship of Malawi on the grounds of close connection with Malawi, birth in Malawi being regarded as a close connection for this purpose.

Malta

16-08-1966

In accordance with article 4 of the Protocol, the Government of Malta declares that:
(i) article 1 shall apply unconditionally to any person born in Malta on or after the 21st September 1964;
(ii) in regard to a person born in Malta before the 21st September 1964, shall article 1 only apply, where such person was on 20 September 1964, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and one of his parents was born in Malta.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

12-04-1930

Including the Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curacao.

United Kingdom

14-01-1932

Volgens de gegevens van de depositaris (VN) geldt het Protocol voor "all parts of the British Empire which are not separate Members of the League of Nations". Welke gebiedsdelen dit zijn wordt niet specifiek vermeld.