Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Amendment of Article 55
Clause (1) of Article 55 of the Constitution of Singapore is hereby amended —
(a)
by inserting immediately after the word “Singapore” appearing in the third line thereof the expression “, by birth or by registration”; and
(b)
by deleting the full-stop appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor a colon and by inserting immediately thereafter the following further proviso: —“And provided further that where such person is born of a father who is a citizen of Singapore by registration at the time of the birth, he would not acquire the citizenship of that country in which he was born by reason of his birth in that country.”.