Singapore legislation
Article 121
Article 121
Citizenship by birth
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Clause 1
Subject to this Article, every person born in Singapore after 16 September 1963 shall be a citizen of Singapore by birth.
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Clause 2
A person shall not be a citizen of Singapore by virtue of clause (1) if at the time of his birth —
his father, not being a citizen of Singapore, possessed such immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to an envoy of a sovereign power accredited to the President;
his father was an enemy alien and the birth occurred in a place then under the occupation of the enemy; or
neither of his parents was a citizen of Singapore.
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Clause 3
Notwithstanding clause (2)(c), the Government may, where it considers it just and fair and having regard to all the circumstances prevailing at the time of the application, confer citizenship upon a person born in Singapore.