British Overseas Territories and coat of arms by the British monarch. Traditionally, the flags follow the Blue Ensign design, with the Union Flag in the canton, and the territory's coat of arms in the fly. Exceptions to this are Bermuda which uses a Red Ensign; British Antarctic Territory which uses a White Ensign; British Indian Ocean Territory which uses a Blue Ensign with wavy lines to symbolise the sea; and Gibraltar which uses a banner of its coat of arms (the flag of the city of Gibraltar). Akrotiri and Dhekelia and Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha are the only British overseas
British Overseas Territories citizen under section 4 of the 1981 Act. On 21 May 2002, any BOTC connected with the remaining British Overseas Territories (including Gibraltarians) other than Akrotiri and Dhekelia who was not already a British citizen automatically acquired British citizenship "otherwise than by descent" on that day, however a person who acquired BOTC status "by descent" would also become a British citizen "by descent". Children born to such persons after 21 May 2002 would automatically acquire British citizenship "otherwise than by descent" at birth if they were born in the UK or on a British Overseas Territory, while those who were born