Singapore Act 1966

The Singapore Act 1966 (c. 29) was an Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom that admitted Singapore as a sovereign state into the Commonwealth of Nations with retroactive effect from 9 August 1965, being the date on which Singapore became a sovereign state within the Commonwealth.

Singapore Act 1966

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	Act to make provision in connection with the establishment of Singapore as an independent sovereign state within the Commonwealth.
Citation	1966 c. 29
Territorial extent	Singapore United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	9 August 1966
Other legislation
Relates to	British Nationality Act 1981 British Overseas Territories Act 2002
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted

Singapore Act 1966 (c. 29)

See also

Related acts

• Malaysia Agreement, signed on 9 July 1963 in London
• Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965
• British Nationality Act 1981
• British Overseas Territories Act 2002

Constitutions

• Constitution of Singapore
• Constitution of the United Kingdom

References

• The UK Statute Law Database: Singapore Act 1966 (1966 C 29)
• Chronological table of the statutes; HMSO, London. 1993. ISBN 0-11-840331-1
• "SINGAPORE BILL [Lords] (Hansard, 3 August 1966)". api.parliament.uk. House of Lords, Parliament of the United Kingdom. 3 August 1966. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

Further reading

• Jayakumar, S. (July 1970). "Singapore and State Succession: International Relations and Internal Law". International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 19 (3): 398–423. doi:10.1093/iclqaj/19.3.398.
• Kuan Yew, Lee (October 1998). The Singapore Story: memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew. Prentice-Hall. pp. 680. ISBN 9780130208033.

External links

• Historical Sources of Singapore Law: Statutes, Ordinances & Treaties by the National University of Singapore