Singapore legislation

Section 7

of Republic of Singapore Independence Act

Section 7

Official languages and national language

(1)

Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English shall be the 4 official languages in Singapore.

(2)

The national language shall be the Malay language and shall be in the Roman script:Provided that —

(a)

no person shall be prohibited or prevented from using or from teaching or learning any other language; and

(b)

nothing in this section shall prejudice the right of the Government to preserve and sustain the use and study of the language of any other community in Singapore.