Federal Constitution Art. 25—(cont.) NOTES Clause (1a) a. Added by Act 14/1962, subsection 10(2), in force from 01-10-1962. b. Act 26/1963, paragraphs 33(2)(a) and (b), in force from 16-09-1963, substituted the words “Article 16a or 17” for “Article 17”, and deleted the words “after the registration or naturalization or the coming into operation of this Clause, whichever is the later, and” and added the proviso. c. Amended by Act A354, paragraph 8(a) and (b), in force from 27-08-1976, by substituting the words “country outside the Federation” for “foreign country”, and inserting after the words “October, 1962,” in the proviso the words “in relation to a foreign country, and before the beginning of January, 1977, in relation to a Commonwealth country,”. Clause (2) a. Act 14/1962, subsection 10(3) and section 32, in force from 01-10-1962, substituted the words “five years (whether beginning before, on or after Merdeka Day)” for “seven years” and deleted the words “Subject to Clause (3)” which appeared at the commencement. b. Act 26/1963, subsection 33(1) and paragraphs 33(2)(a) and (c), in force from 16-09-1963, deleted the words “(whether beginning before, on or after Merdeka Day)” which had been inserted by Act 14/1962, substituted the words “Article 16a or 17” for “ Article 17”, and substituted the words “consulate of the Federation” for “Malayan Consulate” in paragraph (b). c. The words “countries outside the Federation” substituted for “foreign countries” by Act A354, paragraph 8(c), in force from 27-08-1976. A new proviso to Clause (2) was added by Act A354, paragraph 8(d), in force from 27-08-1976. d. Paragraph (c): See Schedule 2 Part III, subsection 4(1). e. See Art. 28(3). Clause (3) This Clause was repealed by Act 14/1962, section 32, in force from 01-10-1962, and read as follows: “(3) No person shall be deprived of citizenship under this Article unless the Federal Government is satisfied that it is not conducive to the public good that that person should continue to be a citizen; and no person shall be deprived of citizenship under Clause (1) if, as the result of the deprivation, he would not be a citizen of any country outside the Federation.”.