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Citizenship
by naturalisation.
(Article 19).

27. (1) Subject to Clauses (7) and (9), the Federal Government may, upon application made by any person of or over the age of twenty-one years who is not a citizen, grant a certificate of naturalisation to that person if satisfied—

(a) that—

(i) he has resided in the Federation outside Singapore for the required periods and intends, if the certificate is granted, to do so permanently ; or

(ii) he has resided in Singapore for the required periods and intends, if the certificate is granted, to do so permanently ;

(b) that he is of good character ; and

(c) that he has an adequate knowledge of the Malay language.

(2) Subject to Clause (9), the Federal Government may, in such special circumstances as it thinks fit, upon application made by any person of or over the age of twenty-one years who is not a citizen, grant a certificate of naturalisation to that person if satisfied—

(a) that he has resided in the Federation for the required periods and intends, if the certificate is granted, to do so permanently ;

(b) that he is of good character ; and

(c) that he has an adequate knowledge of the Malay language.

(3) The periods of residence in the Federation or the relevant part of it which are required for the grant of a certificate of naturalisation are periods which amount in the aggregate to not less than ten years hi the twelve years immediately preceding the date of the application for the certificate, and which include the twelve months immediately preceding that date.

(4) For the purposes of Clauses (1) and (2) residence before Malaysia Day in the territories comprised in the Borneo States shall be treated as residence in the Federation outside Singapore ; and for purposes of Clause (2) residence before Malaysia Day in Singapore shall be treated as residence in the Federation.

(5) A person to whom a certificate of naturalisation is granted shall be a citizen by naturalisation from the date on which the certificate is granted.

(6) A person to whom a certificate of naturalisation is granted shall be a Singapore citizen if but only if the certificate is granted by virtue of paragraph (a) (ii) of Clause (1).

(7) A certificate of naturalisation as a Singapore citizen shall not be granted without the concurrence of the government of Singapore.

(8) Any application for naturalisation as a citizen of Singapore which has been made but not disposed of before Malaysia Day shall as from that day be treated as if it had been an application duly

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