Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories Among the fourteen British Overseas Territories, nine – Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Bermuda, the British Antarctic Territory, the British Indian Ocean Territory, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, the Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and recognise and perform same-sex marriages. In the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, only British military and civilian personnel can enter into same-sex marriages and civil partnerships. The five Caribbean territories have no general recognition of same-sex unions. Three of them specify the right of opposite-sex couples to marry in their constitutions. The Cayman Islands
British National (Overseas) nationality, the clause on renunciation of BN(O) status is not included in the British Nationality Act 1981, but in the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986. Article 7(10) of the Order specified that BN(O)s may renounce their BN(O) status in the same manner as British citizens under section 12 of the 1981 Act. To renounce their BN(O) status, the applicant must: In line with other "inactive" classes of British nationality (e.g., British Overseas citizenship, British Protected Person and British subject status), there is no course to restore one's BN(O) status once renounced. However, the renunciation will be voided and the