Please give your opinions on this issue (I am an ILR holder).
April 2007 - Drink-drive conviction/court fine
Under old rules of "clear period", naturalisation application could be made April 2009.
New rules from Jan 2008 imply naturalisation can only be made April 2012.
Do you think I can rely on Article 7 of Convention Law successfully, as this change is secondary legislation?
Please bear in mind that rules could be changed March 2012 to push my eligibility even further.
Thanks.
Relevant section of Human Rights Law reproduced in emboldened below.
Article 7: NO PUNISHMENT WITHOUT LAW
No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a criminal offence under national or international law at the time when it was committed.
NOR SHALL A HEAVIER PENALTY BE IMPOSED THAN THE ONE THAT WAS APPLICABLE AT THE TIME THE CRIMINAL OFFENCE WAS COMMITTED.
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