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1970
Nations Unies — Recueil des Traités
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Franchise, etc., of
Singapore citizens
and other citizens.
Article 30A.

31. (1) Notwithstanding anything in Article 47, a Singapore citizen is not qualified to be an elected member of either House of Parliament except as a member for or from Singapore; and a citizen who is not a Singapore citizen is not qualified to be a member of either House for or from Singapore.
(2) A Singapore citizen shall not be qualified to be an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of any State other than Singapore, and a citizen who is not a Singapore citizen shall not be qualified to be a member of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in Article 119, a citizen is not entitled to vote in a constituency in any election to the House of Representatives or a Legislative Assembly if—
(a) the constituency is not in the State of Singapore and he is on the qualifying date (as defined in that Article) a Singapore citizen ; or
(b) if the constituency is in the State of Singapore and he is not on that date a Singapore citizen.
(4) Any election of a person to either House of Parliament or to a Legislative Assembly contrary to Clause (1) or (2) shall be void; and if a member of either House or of a Legislative Assembly (not being an appointed member) changes his status as being or not being a Singapore citizen, his seat shall become vacant.

Liaison as to
citizenship between
governments of
Federation and
of Singapore.
Article 30B.

32. (1) Where under this Constitution a person becomes a Singapore citizen by naturalisation, or is enrolled as a citizen who is not a Singapore citizen, or being a Singapore citizen renounces or is deprived of his citizenship, or where a certificate of citizenship or other certificate is issued under Article 30 in relation to citizenship of Singapore, the Federal Government shall notify the government of Singapore of that fact.
(2) Where under the Constitution of the State of Singapore a person becomes a Singapore citizen by registration, or is enrolled as a Singapore citizen, or is deprived of his citizenship, or where a certificate of citizenship is issued under that Constitution, the government of Singapore shall notify the Federal Government of that fact.

Minor amendments.

33. (1) In Article 24 of the Constitution the words "at any time after Merdeka Day" in both places, and in Article 25 the words "whether beginning before, on or after Merdeka Day " in Clause (2), shall be omitted ; and in Article 28 (which makes special provision as to the termination of citizenship of persons becoming citizens on Merdeka Day) there shall be added at the end as a new Clause (3)—
" (3) A person who on Merdeka Day became a citizen by operation of law as having been a citizen of the Federation immediately before that day shall not be deprived of citizenship

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