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162
United Nations — Treaty Series
1970

(2) If any person to whom such notice is given applies within such time as may be prescribed to have the case referred to a committee of inquiry, the Government shall, and in any other case may, refer the case to a committee of inquiry consisting of a Chairman, who shall be a person qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the High Court, and two other members appointed by the Government in that behalf.
(3) The committee of inquiry shall, on such reference, hold an inquiry in such manner as may be prescribed and submit a report to the Government and the Government shall have regard to such report in making the order.

Termination of citizenship of Malaysia. 64. Where a person who is a citizen of Singapore has renounced his citizenship of Malaysia or been deprived of his citizenship of Malaysia by the Government of the Federation such person shall be deemed to have renounced or been deprived of his citizenship of Singapore under this Constitution and such person shall cease to be a citizen of Singapore.

Deprivation of citizenship or cancellation of enrolment of child of person losing citizenship. 65.(1) Where a person has been deprived of his citizenship or his enrolment as a citizen has been cancelled under the provisions of this Part of this Constitution, the Government may by order deprive of cancellation his citizenship or, as the case may be, cancel the enrolment of any child of that person under the age of twenty-one years who has been registered or enrolled as a citizen under the provisions of this Constitution or the Singapore Citizenship Ordinance, 1957, and was so registered or enrolled as being the child of that person or of that person's wife or husband.

(2) No person shall be deprived of his citizenship under clause (1) of this Article unless the Government is satisfied that it is not conducive to the public good that he should continue to be a citizen; and no person shall be deprived of his citizenship under clause (1) of this Article if the Government is satisfied that as a result of such deprivation he would not be a citizen of any country.

Grant of certificate of citizenship in cases of doubt. 66. Upon application made in that behalf in the prescribed manner the Government may grant in the form prescribed a certificate of citizenship to a person with respect to whose citizenship a doubt exists, whether of fact or of law.

Information to be given to Federal Government. 67. Where under this Constitution a person becomes a citizen of Singapore by registration or is enrolled as a citizen of Singapore or is deprived of his citizenship or a certificate of citizenship is granted to any person under Article 66 of this Constitution the Government shall notify the Government of the Federation of that fact.

Application of Third Schedule.

68. Until the Legislature otherwise provides by law, the supplementary provisions contained in the Third Schedule to this Constitution shall have effect for the purposes of this Part of this Constitution.

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