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Malaysia: Arrangement of
Malaysia: Arrangement of
CHAPTER 35
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1. Malaysia.
2. Consequential modifications of British Nationality Acts.
3. Operation of existing law.
4. Power to make consequential provisions.
5. Judicial arrangements.
6. Short title and repeals.
SCHEDULES :
Schedule 1-Exemptions from operation of s. 2(2) of Act.
Schedule 2-Provisions referred to in s. 3(2) of Act.
Schedule 3-Repeals.
Malaysia Act 1963 CH. 35.
ELIZABETH II
1963 CHAPTER 35
An Act to make provision for and in connection with
the federation of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore
with the existing States of the Federation of Malaya.
[31st July 1963]
2.-(l)On and after the appointed day the British Nationality Consequential
Acts 1948 and 1958 shall have effect as if in subsection (3) of modifications
of British
section 1 of the Act of 1948 (which provides for persons to be Nationality
British subjects or Commonwealth citizens by virtue of citizenship Acts.
of certain countries) for the words " the Federation of Malaya,
the State of Singapore " there were substituted the word
" Malaysia ".
2 CH. 35 Malaysia Act 1963
6.-(1) This Act may be cited as the Malaysia Act 1963. Short title
and repeals.
(2) As from the appointed day the enactments specified in
Schedule 3 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified
in the third column of that Schedule.
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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Section 3. SCHEDULE 2
PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN S. 3(2) OF ACT
1. References in the following enactments, that is to say-
(a) the First Schedule to the Federation of Malaya Independence
Act 1957, and the enactments amended by that Schedule,
(b) section 2(4) of the Import Duties Act 1958,
(c) section 8(2) of the Imperial Institute Act 1925, as amended by
the Commonwealth Institute Act 1958,
Malaysia Act 1963 CH.. 35 5
SCHEDULE 3 Section 6.
REPEALS
Session and
Chapter Short Title Extent of repeal
9 & 10 Geo. 6. The Straits Settlements The whole Act.
c. 37. (Repeal) Act 1946.
6 & 7 Eliz. 2. The State of Singapore The whole Act.
c. 59. Act 1958.
8 & 9 Eliz. 2. The Civil Aviation (Licen- In section 2(7), in paragraph
c. 38. sing) Act 1960. (a) the words " a citizen of
the State of Singapore " and
in paragraph (b) the words
It
a citizen of the said State ".
em
Imperial Institute Act 1925 ... ... ... 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. xvii.
British Nationality Act 1948 ... ... ... 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 56.
Army Act 1955 ... ... ... ... ... 3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 18.
Air Force Act 1955... ... ... ... ... 3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 19.
Federation of Malaya Independence Act 1957 ... 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 60.
Import Duties Act 1958 ... ... ... ... 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 6.
Commonwealth Institute Act 1958 ... ... 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 16.
Emergency Laws (Repeal) Act 1959 ... ... 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 19.
Civil Aviation (Licensing) Act 1960 ... 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 38.
Diplomatic Immunities (Conferences with Com-
monwealth Countries and Republic of Ireland)
Act 1961 ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 11.
Army & Air Force Act 1961 ... ... ... 9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 52.