Section 16 of the 1956 Act gives us trouble, however. It sets out the circumstances under which the relevant Minister may issue a certificate of naturalisation without the section 15 criteria having been satisfied. We need to be concerned with the first of these circumstances only. This section of the Bill states that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation in the following cases, although the conditions for naturalisation (or any of them) are not complied with: