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Court" there shall, in each case, be substituted the words "Federal Court or a High Court".
- (5) In Article 130 (advisory jurisdiction of Supreme Court as to interpretation of Constitution) for the words "Supreme Court" there shall, in both places, be substituted the words "Federal Court".
- (6) In Article 131 (appeals from Supreme Court) in Clause (1) for the words "Supreme Court" there shall be substituted the words "Federal Court".
TITLE II
CITIZENSHIP
Chapter 1—Citizenship by operation of law
Citizenship by
operation of law.
(Article 14).
- 23. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Part, the following persons are citizens by operation of law, that is to say:—
- (a) every person born before Malaysia Day who is a citizen of the Federation by virtue of the provisions contained in Part I of the Second Schedule; and
- (b) every person born on or after Malaysia Day, and having any of the qualifications specified in Part II of the Second Schedule; and
- (c) every citizen of Singapore.
- (2) Subject to the provisions of this Part, provision with respect to citizenship of Singapore may be made by the constitution of that State, and may be amended by laws passed by the Legislature of that State and approved by Act of Parliament,
- (3) Citizenship of Singapore shall not be severable from citizenship of the Federation, but a Singapore citizen by the loss of either shall lose the other also (subject to the provision made by this Part for the enrolment of a Singapore citizen as a citizen who is not a Singapore citizen).
Supplementary
amendments as
to citizenship by
operation of law
- 24. (1) At the beginning of the Second Schedule to the Constitution there shall be inserted as Parts I and II respectively the provisions contained in Parts I and II of the Third Schedule to this Act; and accordingly—
- (a) sections 1 to 21 of the Second Schedule to the Constitution shall become Part III of it, and (save as otherwise provided by this Act) after the words "Part III", wherever occurring in those sections, there shall be inserted the words "of this Constitution" ; and
- (b) in Article 31 of the Constitution before the words "the Second Schedule" there shall be inserted the words "Part III
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