The core provision is at section 3, which proposes a new section 16B for insertion in the 1956 Act. One difficulty we encounter is the use of the word "entitlement" in the context of a certificate of naturalisation. It is a principle at the heart of citizenship law that there is no entitlement, as such, on the part of a non-national to be given a certificate of naturalisation. Such certificates are given by the Minister "in his absolute discretion", to quote section 15 of the Act.