Federal Constitution NOTES Art. 19—(cont.) b. the words “outside Singapore” which appeared in subparagraph (a)(i) after “Federation” were deleted; c. subparagraph (a)(ii) which read as follows was repealed: Clause (4) “(ii) he has resided in Singapore for the required periods and intends, if the certificate is granted, to do so permanently;”, a. The words “outside Singapore” which appeared after “Federation” in line four were deleted and the words “in Singapore before Malaysia Day or with the approval of the Federal Government residence in Singapore after Malaysia Day” substituted for “before Malaysia Day in Singapore”. b. The words “the States of Sabah and Sarawak” substituted for “the Borneo States” by Act A354, section 43, in force from 27-08-1976. 2. Clauses (6), (7) and (8) which read as follows were repealed: “(6) A person to whom a certificate of naturalization is granted shall be a Singapore citizen if but only if the certificate is granted by virtue of paragraph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 naturalization as a Singapore citizen shall not be granted without the concurrence of the Government of Singapore. (8) Any application for naturalization 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 made for naturalization under this Article, and as if anything done in connection therewith before that day under or for the purposes of the law of Singapore had been duly done under or for the purposes of this Article.”. 3. The earlier Article read as follows: (a) that he has resided in the Federation, during the twelve years preceding the date of the application, for periods amounting in the aggregate to not less than ten years; (b) that he intends, if the certificate is granted, to reside permanently therein; (c) that he is of good character; (d) that he has an adequate knowledge of the Malay language; and (e) that he has resided continuously in the Federation for a period of not less than one year immediately preceding the date of the application.”. 4. The word “and” at the end of paragraph (d) was inserted by Act 14/1962, section 6, in force from 01-10-1962. “19. Subject to Article 21, the Federal Government may, upon application made by any person of or over the age of twenty-one years, grant a certificate of naturalization to that person if satisfied— 5. Paragraph (e) was inserted by Act 14/1962, section 6, in force from 01-10-1962. Art. 19a 1. This Article was inserted by Act 26/1963, section 28, in force from 16-09-1963, and was repealed by Act 59/1966, section 2, in force from 09-08-1965. It read as follows: “19a. (1) The Federal Government may, upon application made by any Singapore citizen of or over the age of twenty-one years, enrol him as a citizen who is not a Singapore citizen, if the Federal Government is satisfied that, had his application been for the grant under Article 19 of a certificate of naturalization as a citizen who is not a Singapore citizen, the conditions of paragraphs (a)(i), (b) and (c) of Clause (1) of that Article for the grant of the certificate would be fulfilled. (2) In relation to Singapore citizens Articles 15 and 15a shall apply to entitle or allow them to be enrolled as citizens who are not Singapore citizens, in the same way as