British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983 Territories citizens were restricted in their right to enter and stay in the UK. The new Act conferred full British citizenship on the residents of the Falkland Islands, giving them more preferential status than that of other BDTCs, including BDTCs of Gibraltar (whose British citizenship must be voluntarily applied for). The 1983 Act had retrospective effect from 1 January 1983, the date on which the 1981 Act had come into effect. The 1983 Act was passed mainly in response to the Falklands War, which was fought between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the sovereignty of the islands. The United
Falkland Islands Magazine included the short-lived "The Penguin" (c. 1929-30), the "Falkland Islands weekly news" (active 1940s), the "Falkland Islands monthly review" (active 1950s-60s), and the current "Penguin News", published weekly since 1979. In addition, there is an annually-published historical journal, the "Falkland Islands Journal" (1967 onwards), and a twice-yearly "Falkland Islands newsletter", published by the UK-based Falkland Islands Association. Falkland Islands Magazine The Falkland Islands Magazine (from 1908, the Falkland Islands Magazine and Church Paper), was a monthly periodical published in the Falkland Islands between 1889 and 1933. It was the first regular publication in the islands. The "Magazine" was established in