Clause 4

by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(a)has done any of the following:

acquired or applied to acquire by registration, naturalisation or other voluntary and formal act (other than marriage) the citizenship of any country outside Singapore;

voluntarily claimed and exercised any rights (other than any rights in connection with the use of a passport) available to him under the law of any country outside Singapore being rights accorded exclusively to the citizens or nationals of that country;

taken any oath or made any declaration or acknowledgment of allegiance, obedience or adherence to any foreign power or state; or

applied to the authorities of a place outside Singapore for the issue or renewal of a passport or used a passport issued by such authorities as a travel document;”;

by deleting paragraph (f) of subsection (1); and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(3) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a)(ii), the exercise of a vote in —

any national, state or provincial election; or

any election for the local government of any metropolitan or urban area,in a country outside Singapore (but not an election under this Act or a presidential election) shall be deemed to be the voluntary claim and exercise of a right available under the law of that country.”.