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Art. 22
The words “after Malaysia Day” were inserted by Act 26/1963, section 34, in force from
16-09-1963.
Art. 23
Clause (1)
a. The words “Federal Government” substituted for “registration authority” by Act 10/1960,
paragraph 2(a), in force from 01-12-1960.
b. The words “or is about to become” were inserted by Act 14/1962, section 8, in force
from 31-08-1957.
Clause (2)
Act 10/1960, paragraph 2(c), in force from 01-12-1960, deleted the words “, but except as
aforesaid the registration authority shall register any declaration duly made thereunder” which
appeared at the end of the Clause.
Art. 24
Act 26/1963, subsection 33(1), in force from 16-09-1963, deleted the words “at any time after
Merdeka Day” which appeared after “any citizen has” in Clauses (1) and (2).
Clause (1): See Art. 26a & 28(3).
Clause (2)
a. The words “any country outside the Federation” substituted for “a foreign country” by
Act A354, paragraph 7(a), in force from 27-08-1976.
b.
See Art. 27(1), 28(3) & 28a(2).
Clause (3)
The words “part of the Commonwealth” substituted for “Commonwealth country” and the words
“that part of the Commonwealth” substituted for “that country” by Act 14//1962, subsection 9(2),
in force from 01-10-1962. This Clause was repealed by Act A354, paragraph 7(b), in force
from 27-08-1976, and read as follows:
“(3) Where provision is in force under the law of any part of the Commonwealth for
conferring on citizens of that part of the Commonwealth rights not available to other
Commonwealth citizens, Clause (2) shall apply, in relation to those rights, as if that part
of the Commonwealth were a foreign country.”.
Clause (3a)
Inserted by Act 14/1962, subsection 9(3), in force from 01-10-1962, and amended by Act
A354, paragraph 7(c), in force from 27-08-1976, by deleting the words “and that Clause as
applied by Clause (3),” which appear after “generality of Clause (2)”, and deleting “and that
Clause as applied as aforesaid”, which appear after “purposes of Clause (2)”.
Clause (4): See Art. 28a(3).
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