Thanks for the clarification on the 1949 date gents. I didn't suppose that this date would apply to Scotland also, it just struck me that if the cut-off date for Ireland was some decades after independence, then the same might apply to Scotland also (ie; a cut-off date of those not born after 2030 ish). Happy to be corrected though.
What would have been the point of all this if Scottish people don't want to be Scots?
Again Courtney, I think this question was raised by Scottish people who live and work in the rUK and who may have concerns as to their future status in this country.
I imagine that living in France you may find yourself in a similar quandary should the UK ever vote to leave the EU. It won't help you much to have French people asking what was the point of the UK voting to leave the EU if all British citizens don't want to go back to their own country.