British National (Overseas) status can be relinquished by a declaration made to the Home Secretary, provided that an individual already possesses or intends to acquire another nationality. Prior to 1 July 1997, deprivation of this nationality was also tied to the loss of British Dependent Territories citizenship.[39] Individuals who successfully registered as British citizens under the British Nationality Selection Scheme automatically lost BDTC status, and consequently also lost BN(O) nationality if they had acquired it.[43] There is no path to restore BN(O) status once lost