Federal Constitution NOTES Art. 26 Clause (1), (2) & (3) a. Act l4/1962, section 32, in force from 01-10-1962, deleted Clause (3) and amended Clauses (1) and (2), by deleting the words “Subject to Clause (3)” which appeared at the commencement of the Clauses, and by subsection 27(3) made the following provision: “(3) If within one month after the coming into operation of this section the Minister exercises the power of delegation conferred by section 4 of the said Second Schedule as amended by this section, any order under Article 26 of the Constitution made before that exercise of that power (whether made before or after the passing of the Constitution (Amendment) Act 1960) shall be as valid as if the said section 4 had been in force at the time the order was made as it was in force after the coming into operation of this section, and as if the said exercise of the power of delegation had had effect at that time.”. b. The repealed Clause (3) read as follows: “(3) No person shall be deprived of citizenship under this Article unless the Federal Government is satisfied that it is not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 paragraph (b) of Clause (1) unless the notice required by Article 27 is given within the period of twelve months beginning with the date of the registration or of the grant of the certificate, as the case may be.” Clause (4) Act 19/1964, section 3, in force from 30-07-1964, repealed Clause (4). The repealed Clause (4) read as follows: “(4) Except as provided by this Article, the registration of a person as a citizen or the grant of a certificate of naturalization to any person shall not be called in question on the ground of mistake.”. See Art. 26b(2), 27(1), 28a(2), Second Schedule, Part III, subsections 4(1) & (3). Clause (1)(a): See Art. 26a. Clause (1)(b): See Art. 26b(2). Clause (2): See Art. 28a(3). Clauses (3) & (4): See note above. Art. 26a 1. Added by Act 14/1962, section 11, in force from 01-10-1962. 2. Act 26/1963, subsection 29(4), in force from 16-09-1963, substituted the words “this Constitution or the Constitution of the State of Singapore, and was so registered as being the child of that person or of that person’s wife or husband” for “Clause (2) of Article 15”. 3. Act 59/1966, section 2, in force from 09-08-1965, deleted the words “or the Constitution of the State of Singapore”. 4. See Art. 26b(2) & 28a(2). Art. 26b Added by Act 14/1962, section 11, in force from 01-10-1962. Clause (2): See Art. 28a(6).