[Article 22]
Federal Constitution
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Citizenship by incorporation of territory
22. If any new territory is admitted to the Federation after
Malaysia Day in pursuance of Article 2, Parliament may by law
determine what persons are to be citizens by reason of their
connection with that territory and the date or dates from which
such persons are to be citizens.
Chapter 2—Termination of Citizenship
Renunciation of citizenship
23. (1) Any citizen of or over the age of twenty-one years and
of sound mind who is also or is about to become a citizen of
another country may renounce his citizenship of the Federation
by declaration registered by the Federal Government, and shall
thereupon cease to be a citizen.
(2) A declaration made under this Article during any war in
which the Federation is engaged shall not be registered except
with the approval of the Federal Government.
(3) This Article applies to a woman under the age of twentyone years who has been married as it applies to a person of or
over that age.
Deprivation of citizenship on acquisition or exercise of foreign
citizenship, etc.
24. (1) If the Federal Government is satisfied that any citizen
has acquired by registration, naturalization or other voluntary and
formal act (other than marriage) the citizenship of any country
outside the Federation, the Federal Government may by order
deprive that person of his citizenship.
(2) If the Federal Government is satisfied that any citizen
has voluntarily claimed and exercised in any country outside
the Federation any rights available to him under the law of that
country, being rights accorded exclusively to its citizens, the
Federal Government may by order deprive that person of his
citizenship.
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