The Malaysia Act 1963 (c. 35) was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It came into operation on 31 July 1963.
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision for and in connection with the federation of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore with the existing States of the Federation of Malaya. |
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| Citation | 1963 c. 35 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 July 1963 |
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Status: Current legislation | |
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CommonsThe Act made provisions for the federation of the States of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore with the existing States of the Federation of Malaya[1][2][3] merge with the states of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore and the union was renamed Malaysia. As a result of the Act, the Federation of Malaya was renamed Malaysia on 16 September 1963.[4]
Singapore ceased to be a state of Malaysia on 9 August 1965, becoming an independent state instead.[5]
See also
edit- British Nationality Act 1981
- British Overseas Territories Act 2002
- Constitution of Malaysia
- Malaysia Agreement was signed on 9 July 1963 at London
References
edit- ^ See: Federation of Malaya Independence Act 1957
- ^ See: United Nations Security Council Resolution 125
- ^ See : Agreement relating to Malaysia between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore – Annex A – Malaysia Bill
- ^ myGovernment : History of the Constitution – The basis of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia is the Constitution of the Federation of Malaya. Archived 19 December 2012 at archive.today
- ^ See: the Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965[1] and the Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Singapore Act 1966.
External links
edit- The UK Statute Law Database:
- Chronological table of the statutes; HMSO, London. 1993. ISBN 0-11-840331-1
- Agreement Relating to Malaysia between Governments of United Kingdom, Federation of Malaya, Crown Colony of North Borneo, Crown Colony of Sarawak and Singapore
- Hansard of Parliament of the United Kingdom Malaysia Bill
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