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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
- (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—
- (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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