Constitutional Decree No. 33 / 1945 Coll.
Constitutional Decree of the President of the Republic on the adaptation of Czechoslovak citizenship of persons of German and Hungarian nationality
Valid
Effective from 10.08.1945
33.
Constitutional Decree of the President of the Republic
of 2 August 1945
on the adaptation of Czechoslovak citizenship of persons of German and Hungarian nationality.
On the proposal of the Government and in agreement with the Slovak National Council, I establish:
(1) Czechoslovak nationals of the nationality of German or Hungarian, who have acquired German or Hungarian nationality under the law of foreign occupation, have ceased to acquire such nationality as Czechoslovak citizenship.
(2) Other Czechoslovak nationals of the nationality of German or Hungarian leave Czechoslovak citizenship the day on which this decree takes effect.
(3) This decree does not apply to Germans and Hungarians who, at the time of the increased threat to the Republic (§ 18 of Decree of the President of the Republic of 19 June 1945, No. 16 of the Coll., on the punishment of Nazi criminals, traitors and their helpers and on extraordinary people's courts) have entered the official declaration for the Czechs or Slovaks.
(4) The Czechs, Slovaks and members of other Slavic nations who at that time signed up for Germans or Hungarians, being forced by coercion or by special considerations, are not considered under this decree as Germans or Hungarians, if the Ministry of the Interior approves a certificate of national reliability issued by the relevant Regional National Committee (Regional Administrative Commission) after examination of the above facts.
(1) Persons who fall under the provisions of § 1 who prove that they have remained faithful to the Czechoslovak Republic have never been guilty against the Czech and Slovak peoples and have either been active in the fight for their liberation or suffered under Nazi or fascist terror, the Czechoslovak citizenship is preserved.
(2) A request to establish that Czechoslovak citizenship is maintained may be made within six months of the entry into force of this decree at the local competent national committee (district administrative commission) or, if the applicant is abroad, at the representative office. It is decided by the Ministry of the Interior on a proposal from the Regional National Committee in Slovakia by the Slovak National Council. These persons shall be deemed to be Czechoslovak nationals until the application has been processed if they have been given a certificate of the circumstances referred to in the preceding paragraph by the Regional National Committee (Regional Administrative Commission) or the representative office.
(3) The maintenance of Czechoslovak citizenship of Czechoslovak military personnel of German or Hungarian nationality will be decided by the official Ministry of Interior at the earliest opportunity on a proposal from the Ministry of National Defence. Until the official decision is to consider them Czechoslovak state citizens.
Persons who have lost Czechoslovak citizenship pursuant to § 1 may, within six months of the date to be determined by the Order of the Minister of the Interior published in the Collection of Laws and Regulations, apply to the local competent national committee (Regional Administrative Commission) or to the representative office for his return. Such a request shall be decided by the Ministry of the Interior, on a proposal from the Regional National Committee, in Slovakia, by the Slovak National Council, according to free discretion; However, it may not be complied with if the applicant has infringed the obligations of a Czechoslovak national. Unless otherwise provided for in the Government Regulation, the general rules on the acquisition of Czechoslovak citizenship also apply in these cases.
(1) For the purposes of this decree, married women and minors shall be assessed separately.
(2) Applications under Article 3, which are submitted by the spouses and minor children of Czechoslovak nationals, are to be considered in a blaverly manner. Until the decision on them is made, the applicant is considered to be Czechoslovak state citizens.
Czechs, Slovaks and members of other Slavic nations who, at the time of the increased threat to the Republic (§ 18 of Decree of the President of the Republic No. 16 / 1945 Coll.), applied for German or Hungarian nationality without being forced to do so by coercive or special circumstances, cease to be Czechoslovak citizenship on the day on which this decree becomes effective.
This Decree shall take effect on the day of its publication; It shall be implemented by the Minister for the Interior in agreement with the Foreign Affairs and National Defence Ministers.
Dr Beneš v. r.
Fierlinger v. r.
Masaryk v. r.
Gen. Svoboda v. r.
Nosek v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Constitutional Decree No. 33 / 1945 Coll., on the regulation of Czechoslovak citizenship of persons of German and Hungarian nationality |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 10.08.1945 |
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| Effective from | 10.08.1945 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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