Malaya Agreement 1948, as the case may be, shall be registered as a citizen of Singapore under the provisions of this Constitution.
Deprivation of citizenship 61. (1) A citizen of Singapore who is a citizen by registration or by naturalization shall cease to be such a citizen if he is deprived of his citizenship by an order of the Government made in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
- (2) The Government may, by order, deprive any such citizen of his citizenship if the Government is satisfied that the registration or certificate of naturalization—
- (a) was obtained by means of fraud, false representation or the concealment of any material fact; or
- (b) was effected or granted by mistake.
- (3) The Government may, by order, deprive any such citizen of his citizenship if the Government is satisfied that that citizen has, within the period of five years after registration or naturalization, been sentenced in any country to imprisonment for a term of not less than twelve months or to a fine of not less than five thousand dollars or the equivalent in the currency of that country and has not received
a free pardon in respect of the offence for which he was so sentenced.
- (4) No person shall be deprived of citizenship under this Article unless the Government is satisfied that it is not conducive to the public good that that person should continue to be a citizen of Singapore; and no person shall be deprived of citizenship under paragraph (b) of clause (2) or under clause (3) of this Article if the Government is satisfied that as a result of the deprivation he would not be a citizen of any country.
- (5) This Article shall not apply to any person who has been naturalized as a citizen of Singapore under the provisions of the Federal Constitution.
Cancellation of enrolment as citizen. 62. (1) Where a person has been enrolled as a citizen of Singapore under the provisions of Article 56 of this Constitution and the Government is satisfied that the enrolment—
- (a) was obtained by means of fraud, false representation or the concealment of any material fact; or
- (b) was effected by mistake,
the Government may by order cancel the enrolment.
- (2) Where under this Article a person's enrolment as a citizen of Singapore is cancelled that shall not discharge him from liability in respect of anything done or omitted before the cancellation, but except as regards anything so done or omitted he shall as provided in the Federal Constitution revert to his former status as a citizen of Malaysia.
Procedure for deprivation.
63. (1) Before making an order under Article 61 or 62 of this Constitution, the Government shall give the person against whom the order is proposed to be made notice in writing informing him of the ground on which the order is proposed to be made and of his right to have the case referred to a committee of inquiry under this Article.